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Catholics and Protestants alike have long appreciated G. K. Chesterton's Orthodoxy as a classic work of Christian apologetics. In it, Chesterton recounts his quest to found a new religion, a philosophy of life that would include everything that makes the most sense of... Read Full Overview

Orthodoxy by G.K. Chesterton is one of the most influential books in Christian apologetics. Originally published in 1908, Orthodoxy offers an engaging and vibrant defense of Christian orthodoxy from a uniquely Chestertonian perspective. In the book, Chesterton argues that the... Read Full Overview

An easy-to-read version of Chesterton's enchanting masterpiece... Chesterton's top-ten Christian classic, Orthodoxy, is a tough book even for the most determined of readers. Obscure references combined with outdated vocabulary and verbiage leave modern readers feeling overwhelmed... Read Full Overview

A classic of Christian apologetics, "Orthodoxy" is a collection of provocative writings by the inimitable G.K. Chesterton. Chesterton wrote the book while he as an Anglican, prior to his own conversion to catholicism. The work explores Chesterton's personal relationship with... Read Full Overview

Publicado en 1908, que se ha convertido en un cl sico sobre apolog tica cristiana. En l presenta una visi n original de la religi n cristiana, que Chesterton ve como una respuesta a las necesidades naturales de los seres humanos, la respuesta a un acertijo, y no como una verdad... Read Full Overview

Gilbert Keith Chesterton is one of the most celebrated and reverently esteemed figures in modern literature. He was a phenomenally prolific writer. After achieving early success as an illustrator, he subsequently established his fame as a playwright, novelist, poet, literary... Read Full Overview

OrthodoxyBy G.K. Chesterton

"Because children have abounding vitality, because they are in spirit fierce and free, therefore they want things repeated and unchanged. They always say, "Do it again"; and the grown-up person does it again until he is nearly dead. For grown-up people are not strong enough to... Read Full Overview

In this classic of Christian apologetics, Chesterton lays out a sort of "spiritual autobiography"--how he personally came to believe. Chesterton considered it a companion book to his earlier work Heretics. Where Heretics was a collection of essays defending the... Read Full Overview

Complete edition of Orthodoxy by G. K. Chesterton. Arranged upon a riddle and an answer, it tells how Chesterton himself went from pagan, to agnostic, to staunch Christian. Told in Chesterton's own voice, the book is a thought provoking manuscript... Read Full Overview

Ortodoxia (1908) es un libro de G. K. Chesterton que se ha convertido en un cl?sico de la apolog?tica cristiana. Chesterton considera este libro un compa?ero a su otro trabajo, Herejes, escrito expresamente en respuesta a G. S. La cr?tica de Street's sobre la obra anterior, de... Read Full Overview

According to Chesterton, his goal in converting to Orthodoxy is to "attempt an explanation, not of whether the Christian faith can be believed, but of how he personally has come to believe it." Orthodoxy has developed into a staple of Christian defence.

"Orthodoxy" by G. K. Chesterton is a brilliant exploration of faith, reason, and imagination. With wit and wisdom, Chesterton defends traditional Christian beliefs, revealing their beauty and coherence while inviting readers to rediscover the wonder of the world through the... Read Full Overview

Chesterton's timeless exploration of the essentials of Christian faith and of his pilgrimage to belief (more than 750,000 copies sold in the Image edition) is now reissued.