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The Everlasting Man Hardcover – January 1, 2025

by G.K. Chesterton (Author)

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In this book G.K. Chesterton explains how religion—a blend of philosophy and mythology—satisfies both the human intellect and the spirit, and sets man starkly apart from any other living creature. Addressing evolution, feminism, and cultural relativism within the context of religion, the book also examines religious skepticism. According to Chesterton, the shape of the key is not important. What matters is that it fits the lock and opens the door. An emphatic affirmation of Christian faith, The Everlasting Man is leavened with the author's characteristic wit and wisdom, and appeals to the mind as well as the heart.
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    G. K. Chesterton
  2. Print length
    262 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Publisher
    GENERAL PRESS
  5. Publication date
    January 1, 2025
  6. Dimensions
    8.5 x 5.5 x 1 inches
  7. ISBN-10
    9389440017
  8. ISBN-13
    978-9389440010
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G. K. Chesterton (1874-1936) was a prolific English journalist and author best known for his mystery series featuring the priest-detective Father Brown and for the metaphysical thriller The Man Who Was Thursday. Baptized into the Church of England, Chesterton underwent a crisis of faith as a young man and became fascinated with the occult. He eventually converted to Roman Catholicism and published some of Christianity's most influential apologetics, including Heretics and Orthodoxy.

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  • MereChristian
    5.0 out of 5 stars Philosophical Defense of a Catholic/Christian Creed
    Reviewed in the United States on January 11, 2014
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    Is the course of history one that was an accident that, nonetheless, had to occur due to man developing the way he has? Has mankind moved from barbarism to civilization? In other words, are things getting better? And has history turned out how it has so far by accident, or by the hand of a Being Who guided it's course?

    These are the questions that G. K. Chesterton attempted to answer in his extremely popular and influential book, <i>The Everlasting Man</i>. The results are mixed. This is not due to his not trying or being successful in his task, so much as the type of argumentation he makes, combined with science and history, to use a popular term, “marching on”.

    What I mean by this is that Chesterton's method of persuasion depends a lot more on philosophical questioning, than on logic. Those who are familiar with the name of Chesterton due to his being cited by C. S. Lewis, or others, as influences on them, may be disappointed if they are expecting to see exercises in logic. Not to say that Chesterton does not use any logic or reason, but that they are mainly in support of philosophical arguments, than themselves the core of the argument. In other words, unlike Lewis, for example, he does not break down the elements of a concept to it's basic components, and analyze them. Instead, he takes a position and defends it as is.

    Part of this, I think, was due to his heavy emphasis on Catholic theology and tradition. He wasn't one for breaking down arguments or ideas to their root concepts and moving from there. Instead, he seemed to accept Catholic ideas and traditions, and arguing why they are true.

    This does work to an extent, in that sometimes one doesn't want some overly cerebral argumentation, but may prefer a defense of an actual creed or ideals. The only thing that was unfortunate with the book, having nothing to do with individual taste, is the part of science and history that I alluded to earlier “marching on”.

    What I mean by that part is Chesterton's arguments based on evolutionary science and the history of medieval times or before. Look, regardless of whether one believes in evolution, creation, or theistic evolution (most scientists believe this last one, no matter what some talking heads tell you), you will decidedly <i>NOT</i> find any answers or arguments to use in this debate from <i>Man</i>. Science has really made strides since then to the extent that all but the most general concepts Chesterton discusses are not current.

    On the history front, Chesterton accepts a lot of false information about the negative traits of the “dark ages”. In C. S. Lewis' time, this popular notion of the ignorant dark ages was already well-known to be bunk, and today, it is all but dismissed by serious historians as ridiculous. But at the time of the book, the arguments against it were just starting to be made.

    The importance of the cautions in these two areas comes in because the author does use the bad information of the time in his philosophical musings. Taking them out doesn't make his arguments fall apart, but it is useful to note them, and be extra-cautious when considering those parts of his thesis.

    Overall, this was a brilliant defense of the traditional Christian and Catholic creed, and useful for those who wish to better understand said creeds.

    Highly Recommended.
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  • Jim H. Ainsworth
    5.0 out of 5 stars Don't Watch for It to End
    Reviewed in the United States on April 28, 2015
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    I have read that this book was a major influence in returning C. S. Lewis from atheism to Christianity. Both Lewis and Chesterton have intellects far superior to my own and this book is no walk in the park to read. I read each page twice before going on to the next. The journey may have been slightly arduous, but it was worth it. It is not big words, needless complexity, or British style and spelling that slowed my comprehension, but big ideas, big concepts that are often difficult to get our heads around and come to a rational justification for our belief systems.

    Chesterton addresses this problem with statements such as this. “Christianity does appeal to a solid truth outside itself; to something which is in that sense external as well as that things are really things—in this Christianity is at one with common sense; but all religious history shows that this common sense perishes except where there is Christianity to preserve it.”

    I was also drawn to his words about writing fiction and non-fiction. He says that until historians can explain not only what happened, but what it felt like, there will be more reality in novels than history books. And this, “The life of man is a story; an adventure story; and in our vision the same is true of the story of God.”

    To nonbelievers, Chesterton has this to say about Christianity, “. . . it would seem that sooner or later even its enemies would learn from their incessant and interminable disappointments not to look for anything so simple as its death. They may continue to war with it, but it will be as they war with nature; as they war with the landscape; as they war with the skies.” He quotes Christ’s words from Matthew: “Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.”

    Chesterton continues, “They will watch for it to stumble; they will watch for it to err; but no longer will they watch for it to end.”
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  • Stephen G. Golden
    4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book (thus far), but did anybody proofread this edition??
    Reviewed in the United States on October 3, 2010
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    Admittedly I haven't advanced very far in the book yet, but I'm really enjoying it thus far. However, this book has typos and misspelled words all over the place! I've had to double-take many times because the book says "bad" instead of "had", and other easy-to-catch mistakes such as these. I've even run into one instance with a question mark in the middle of a word! At first I assumed it was possible Chesterton missed a word or two as he wrote the book, but question marks in the middle of a word? It's looking as though this edition was rushed and not proofread thoroughly. Too bad - it's the only knock I have on an otherwise fascinating book. I'm curious to see if other editions have these same errors. Don't let my nitpicking stop you from reading this book. You just might want to check out another edition from a different publisher if possible.
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  • Diego Ramos Rodriguez
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great and enlightend
    Reviewed in Germany on March 29, 2017
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    Wonderful a classic Chesterton.
    It makes appetite for more books by Chesterton.
    Recomendation for all with an open mind.
    For every believer a must read...
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  • Javier Algara
    5.0 out of 5 stars Exactly as expected from Chesterton
    Reviewed in Mexico on June 12, 2022
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    If it comes from G.K.Chesterton, one can always expect it to be exciting, challenging, and full of unexpected aspects. This book is not only a truly Chesterton work, but a strong argument about his Catholic faith.
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    5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
    Reviewed in Australia on September 4, 2016
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    Fascinating witty full of paradoxes faith inspired charming
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  • Breno Carvalho
    5.0 out of 5 stars A work of art honoring Jesus Christ and the Catholic Church
    Reviewed in Brazil on December 20, 2024
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    Chesterton states his case in favor of The Christ and The Catholic Church.
    He presents his reasons with the utmost passion.
    It's a beautiful book.
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  • The Seldom Seen Kid
    5.0 out of 5 stars ONE OF CHESTERTON'S LITERARY MONUMENTS
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 2, 2016
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    The Everlasting Man is, some would argue, G.K. Cheserton's greatest work. Chesterton explores what was the state of the world and the human race right before Jesus' birth, and what people were thinking about the gods and each other. Was Jesus just another rabbi or philosopher, or was He weirder than our culture tends to remember? C.S. Lewis was an atheist until he read Chesterton's, The Everlasting Man, but he wasn’t afterwards, prompting Lewis to observe that a young man who is serious about his atheism cannot be too careful about what he reads.

    Of all of Chesterton’s literary monuments, this is perhaps his greatest, for he eloquently and concisely packs the whole human story between the covers of one book. He begins by pointing out that the main problem with the critics of the Church is that they are too close to it to see it properly. They cannot see the big picture, only the small picture that directly affects them. With their sulks and their perversity and their petty criticism, they are merely reacting to the Church. What they need to do is back up. And that’s what Chesterton has the reader do in this book. Back up far enough and to see the Church in all its startling beauty and unexpected truth. Cannot recommend this book highly enough.
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