Synopsis
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.
About the Author
G. K. Chesterton (1874-1936) was an English novelist, essayist, poet, journalist, critic, biographer, and Christian apologist whose work ranged across literature, politics, religion, philosophy, history, art, and social criticism. Known for his wit, paradoxes, and delight in turning accepted assumptions upside down, he became one of the most recognizable public intellectuals of his era. He wrote for major newspapers and magazines, participated in countless public debates, and developed a style that combined serious argument with humor, exaggeration, and a deep sense of wonder.Chesterton's best-known works include Orthodoxy, Heretics, The Everlasting Man, What's Wrong with the World, The Man Who Was Thursday, Manalive, and the Father Brown detective stories. Although he converted formally to Roman Catholicism in 1922, many of his most influential Christian works were written earlier, while he was still moving toward that faith. His writing continues to attract readers interested in theology, literature, political thought, cultural criticism, and the imaginative defense of ordinary life.
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