I have been a Christian for decades and have viewed the world through the lens of Scripture. Chesterton taught me that because God is absolutely real and all He says is true, I can look at the entire world and see Him and His patterns. Reading “Orthodoxy “ changed my life because Chesterton showed me how to see the Lord everywhere. I have never been the same.
I’m an atheist but also a big Chesterton fan, and reading your piece has led me to think that being an atheistic Chesterton fan is just about as Chestertonian as being a Catholic Chesterton fan.
Really enjoyed this! Chesterton could turn a phrase like few others. His inclination toward paradox has always struck me as deeply true. We seem to inhabit a discourse which is the opposite of paradox, a type of pure binary. Thanks.
Chesterton’s friendship with Shaw is one of my favorite things about him. I started reading Chesterton since high school, and his ability to hate a bad idea, but love a fellow human, was so important to me as the lone practicing Catholic within my friend group.
Great article!
Nothing says loving your enemies like joining them at the nearest pub after a debate in a lecture hall.
I have been a Christian for decades and have viewed the world through the lens of Scripture. Chesterton taught me that because God is absolutely real and all He says is true, I can look at the entire world and see Him and His patterns. Reading “Orthodoxy “ changed my life because Chesterton showed me how to see the Lord everywhere. I have never been the same.
"I don't need a friend who changes when I change and who nods when I nod; my shadow does that much better." Plutarch
I’m an atheist but also a big Chesterton fan, and reading your piece has led me to think that being an atheistic Chesterton fan is just about as Chestertonian as being a Catholic Chesterton fan.
Really enjoyed this! Chesterton could turn a phrase like few others. His inclination toward paradox has always struck me as deeply true. We seem to inhabit a discourse which is the opposite of paradox, a type of pure binary. Thanks.
Chesterton’s friendship with Shaw is one of my favorite things about him. I started reading Chesterton since high school, and his ability to hate a bad idea, but love a fellow human, was so important to me as the lone practicing Catholic within my friend group.
Loved this.
This was fun.