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Orthodoxy, G. K. Chesterton’s unique memoir of faith, was named “one of the 10 indispensable spiritual classics of the past 1500 years.” by Publisher’s Weekly.
“All Christianity concentrates on the man at the cross-roads. The vast and shallow philosophies, the huge synthesis of humbug, all talk about ages and evolution…
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Orthodoxy is Chesterton’s answer to a critic who claimed it was all very well for G.K. to criticize the philosophy of others, but he had yet to state his own philosophy. The response, Orthodoxy, contains some of Chesterton’s best writing.
It is rife with wit and paradox, and he turns many preconceptions on their head. The result is a lively exposition of a worldview full of romance and gratitude. The book is a remedy to modern nihilism but never preachy.
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