Orthodoxy - Softcover

Chesterton, G. K.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 190838817X ISBN 13: 9781908388179

Verlag: Aziloth Books, 2011

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Gilbert K Chesterton is probably best known today for his 'Father Brown' novels, but he was one of the Victorian era's most influential authors, with poetry, essays, and over 100 books to his credit. 'Orthodoxy' is Chesterton's defence of traditional Christianity, and charts his own journey from skepticism to acceptance in a series of beautifully written and densely argued chapters. The book is subtitled 'The Romance of Faith', pointing up one of the author's main claims: that the materialist's preoccupation with causation has robbed us of the mystery and enchantment of existence, and that it is myth and fairy tale that provide a more satisfying and fuller explanation of the Cosmos and our place within it. Orthodoxy was written as a companion book to 'Heretics' (also available from Parchment Books), and both works are acknowledged as having made a strong positive impression on such twentieth century writers as J. R. R. Tolkien and C. S. Lewis.

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G. K. Chesterton (1874-1936) was an English writer, essayist, critic, and novelist whose work ranged across theology, philosophy, journalism, and fiction. Renowned for his wit and mastery of paradox, he created the character of Father Brown as a counterpoint to the hyper-rational detectives of his era. Chesterton's mystery stories remain central to the development of twentieth-century crime fiction, influencing later writers through their emphasis on moral psychology as much as deductive reasoning.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Aziloth Books
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2011
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 190838817X
• ISBN 13: 9781908388179
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 134
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