The Essential Gilbert K. Chesterton Vol. I: Non-Fiction [Paperback]

Gilbert K. Chesterton (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 24, 2008

Here are G. K. Chesterton's most influential non-fiction books collected here in one binding. In Orthodoxy, Gilbert K. Chesterton explains how and why he came to believe in Christianity and more specifically the Catholic Church's brand of orthodoxy. In the book, Chesterton takes the spiritually curious reader on an intellectual quest. While looking for the meaning of life, he finds truth that uniquely fulfills human needs. This is the truth revealed in Christianity. Chesterton likens this discovery to a man setting off from the south coast of England, journeying for many days, only to arrive at Brighton, the point he originally left from. Such a man, he proposes, would see the wondrous place he grew up in with newly appreciative eyes. This is a common theme in Chesterton's works, and one which he gave fictional embodiment to in Manalive. A truly lively and enlightening book! In What's Wrong With The World Chesterton rightly points out that what people see as "wrong with the world" are only the symptoms of a deeper problem. He shows that our governments, be they capitalistic or socialistic, also fail to see the deeper problem. With a keen wit and lively prose he cuts directly to the true problems that society must deal with and his solutions feel utterly correct. In Heretics, Gilbert K. Chesterton rails against what he sees as wrong with society. He points out how society has gone astray and how life and spiritually could be brought back into focus.

Product Details

• Paperback: 356 pages
• Publisher: Wilder Publications (November 24, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1604591579
• ISBN-13: 978-1604591576
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 5.9 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,944,042 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Editorial Review in Error, January 15, 2008

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Gregory (Carroll, IA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Essential Gilbert K. Chesterton Vol. I: Non-Fiction (Paperback)

I'm sorry to misuse the customer review opportunity, but I need to alert you to the fact that the author of the "Editorial Review" has probably not read the book -- at least not "Orthodoxy". He states: "In Orthodoxy, Gilbert K. Chesterton explains how and why he came to believe in Christianity and more specifically the Catholic Church's brand of orthodoxy." In fact, Chesterton wrote Orthodoxy many years before he became a Catholic. Please correct the editorial review. Then you may removew this review.