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G. K. Chesterton: Underrated Model for Social Engagement

As the Landscape Turns Ugly and Divided, a Prolific Englishman Provides a Positive Vision for Connection

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Joel J Miller
Apr 08, 2023
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A friend’s theater company staged G. K. Chesterton’s play, Magic, in 2011. He asked me to say a few introductory words about the author on opening night. Here’s a version of what I said, drawing on Kevin Belmonte’s excellent biography, Defiant Joy, which I had published earlier that same year at Thomas Nelson.

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