Orthodoxy: The Essential Wisdom Library
Autor G. K. Chestertonen Limba Engleză Paperback – 5 iul 2022
Part spiritual autobiography, part apologetics, Orthodoxy is G.K. Chesterton's account of his own journey to faith. Chesterton didn't set out to write a defense of Christian thought, instead he hoped to recount how he personally became a believer. However, in doing so, he penned one of the great classics of Christian writing, a book that has influenced countless people and continues to speak compellingly to our modern day.
Chesterton writes about his journey of faith with wit, charm, and a razor-sharp intellect, undermining casual assumptions and lazy speculations in a relentless search for truth and meaning.
Orthodoxy is the next title in the Essential Wisdom Library, a series of books that seeks to bring spiritual wisdom-both modern and ancient-to today's readers. Featuring a foreword by Jon Sweeney, this new edition of the classic text is a must read for seekers and believers alike.
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Specificații
ISBN-10: 1250828732
Pagini: 208
Dimensiuni: 134 x 205 x 14 mm
Greutate: 0.18 kg
Editura: St. Martin's Publishing Group
Seria The Essential Wisdom Library
Notă biografică
Cuprins
Introduction by Jon M. Sweeney
CHAPTER I.-Introduction in Defence of Everything Else
CHAPTER II.-The Maniac
CHAPTER III.-The Suicide of Thought
CHAPTER IV-The Ethics of Elfland
CHAPTER V.-The Flag of the World
CHAPTER VI.-The Paradoxes of Christianity
CHAPTER VII.-The Eternal Revolution
CHAPTER VIII.-The Romance of Orthodoxy
CHAPTER IX.-Authority and the Adventurer
Descriere
Orthodoxy, as G. K. Chesterton employs the term here, means "right opinion." In this, the masterpiece of his brilliant literary career, he applies the concept of correct reasoning to his acceptance of Christianity. Written in a down-to-earth and familiar style, he presents formal and scholarly arguments in the explanation and defense of the tenets underlying his faith.
Paradox and contradiction, Chesterton maintains, do not constitute barriers to belief; imagination and intuition are as relevant to the processes of thought and understanding as logic and rationality. "Whenever we feel there is something odd in Christian theology," he observes, "we shall generally find that there is something odd in the truth." He defines his insights with thought-provoking analogies, personal anecdotes, and engaging humor, making this century-old book a work of enduring charm and persuasion.