![]() ![]() His Catholic Faith illuminated his mind and opened his heart to truly experience the love of God revealed in Christ Jesus. Wells' agnostic Outline of History.Įver the staunch defender of Catholicism, Chesterton believed that Christianity alone had the answers to life's dilemmas and paradoxes. In fact The Everlasting Man is a rebuttal to H.G. Wells-men with whom he strongly disagreed. Nevertheless his exuberant personality allowed him to maintain warm friendships with such people as George Bernard Shaw and H. A prolific and gifted author who wrote hundreds of books, poems, and short stories (including the popular Father Brown mysteries) Chesterton was a man with strong opinions and a genius for defending them. Gilbert Keith Chesterton was born in London, England on May 29, 1874. In the classic book The Everlasting Man, Chesterton combines a sincere reverence for his subject matter with a devastating sense of humor and a knack for turning accepted secular dogmas on their heads-while presenting Catholic dogmas as sensible and enlightened. ![]() Chesterton takes on evolutionism, feminism, cultural relativism, and other modernistic notions that are still prevalent today. What does evidence from archaeology, ancient history, and comparative religion really teach us about ourselves? How is man different from other animals? Why are there so many religions? Writing at a time when social Darwinism was rampant, outstanding apologist G.K. Powerful, witty, and full of joyful truth. ![]()
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