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Summary: Celebrate Thinking!
Review: When asked at one point in his life what his favorite book was, Rich Mullens answered, "Orthodoxy by G.K. Chesterton." I was pleased to buy an old copy from a second-hand shop. I treasure a book in which clear thinking is demonstrated.
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Summary: A valiant attempt
Review: Insofar as entertainment value, Chesterton should be praised for his gift of prose; he would make a great talk show host! But other than simple amusement at his turns of phrase, there is little that is intellectually bearable in this book. His logic is like a sieve full of self-defeating holes. Appalled and exasperated, I could not bring myself to read past the first half of the book. An agnostic, maybe I shouldn't have hoped to be impressed by what was clearly meant ONLY for people of strong Christian faith. However, I do have respect for Chesterton's passion for his faith. I can now begin to understand what having a romance with one's faith means. This is a valiant attempt to be persuasive in an area where religious faith has no business in, is inescapably incompatible with, and hence should stay clear of--the logical, intellectual realm. No matter how much passion Chesterton has or how formidable his strength of conviction is, he cannot perform miracles in a fact-bound world; blind religious faith simply cannot be reconciled with factual scientific logic. His only excuse is that he existed in a time when science was not as advanced as it is today.
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Summary: A profound book
Review: My initial reaction about halfway through the first chapter was, "This man thinks way too much."The depth to which Chesterton attacks the most mundane of topics is staggering. Who ever considered the "rightness" of fairy tales, and the "wrongness" of everyday life to such a degree? (in the Ethics of Elfland) This is the perfect precursor to Bloom's "The Closing of the American Mind", because Chesterton here exposes for us the philosophical background of the problems of Post-Modern thought which Bloom describes. Another complimentary book would be Ravi Zacharias's "Deliver Us from Evil".
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Summary: An enjoyable look at Orthodoxy
Review: This book contains a depth of content that its small size might seem to hide; it is a truly delightful 'autobiography' of an author enamoured with the "romance of Orthodoxy." Written in response to a challenge offered by an acquaintance, Chesterton proceeds to examine the nature and character of orthodoxy in the modern world. Its personal flavour is refreshing and sincere, and makes for an extremely enjoyable read.
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Summary: Life changing book!!
Review: In ORTHODOXY, Chesterton provides somewhat of a spiritual autobiography for the reader, weaving together his eloquent writing style with his brilliant Christian apologetics. This book challenges the mind, while arousing a sense of wonder that truly captures the deep spirituality of G.K. Chesterton's own pilgrimage. He explores the realm of mystery in the Orthodox view, while engaging the tradition that it encompasses, transforming it from a safe haven of believe to a rich "romance" of faith and uncertainty. The attentive reader will have difficulty putting this book down.
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Summary: I'd like to see Chesterton take on Oprah Winfrey!
Review: I think perhaps the best way to describe G. K. Chesterton is the way he described the character Sunday in his book "The Man Who Was Thursday": "He's such a bounder." Truly, Chesterton, like Sunday, had a huge personality, but his hugeness was the hugeness of a balloon. There is nothing stuffy or monolithic about Chesterton's works. They are never dull or heavy. They seem to breathe with vigor and vitality. Chesterton was indeed a great man. He has a greatness of spirit like few other authors I have read; sometimes I think if he took on the whole of the modern world it would be the world that got the beating.
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Summary: An amazing book, one of the best I ever read
Review: A sparkling defense of the one thing most people seem to think indefensible, Christian orthodox thought (You know, old school). This book is a positive, intelligent, funny defense of the faith. One of the best I've ever read.
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Summary: Dead Orthodoxy? It Couldn't Be More Alive!
Review: This book is a brilliantly different defence of Christianity. Chesterton takes a look at things to which we seldom pay serious attention - or better yet, his way to look at those things is wholly unique. Seemingly illogical arguments are developed so ingeniously that when Chesterton reaches his conclusions, the trapped reader can do nothing but gasp in awe and amazement. Every piece of the puzzle *does* fall in its place... "Orthdoxy" also stuns with its mere writing style. Its language soares on another level which is playful, scathingly beautiful and expressive at the same time. When I finished this book, I was in tears and irredeemably in love with both Orthodoxies: this book and the one it was written about. This book is a classic for a good reason. Dead Orthodoxy? A definite oxymoron!
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Summary: Orthodoxy and democracy
Review: G. K. Chesterton's book "Orthodoxy" argues forcefully that democratic reforms and revolutions must be founded on a fixed ideal, that the false concept of "progress" impedes real progress, that a doctrine of "Original Sin" is the only real basis for political equality, and many other things much worth thinking about. I highly recommend his chapters "The Suicide of Thought" and "The Ethics of Elfland" for a wonderful critique of modern philosophy. His style is superlative. Reading Chesterton is a joy.
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Summary: One of the most honest books written re/ the Christian Faith
Review: One of the best books I have ever read in re/ to the Christian Faith. It challenges one to think through his or her convictions and take a serious look at the superstitions that have, unfortunately, been associated w/ the Christian faith.
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