Tag: G.K. Chesterton
Chesterton As Poet: The Wise Men
Step softly, under snow or rain, To find the place where men can pray; The way is all so very...
Awakening Joy
It may occur quite unconsciously, but every author weaves his truest beliefs into the words he...
Where Paradoxes Play: Michael Ward on Christian Orthodoxy
It may be tempting to forget, especially when duly honoring and appraising the impact Planet...
Bombs, Board Games, and Bede the Venerable: But Mostly Chess
When every guest had been welcomed inside the gate, there were songs, dances, music, games, and of...
The Secret of Father Brown
Introduction by Rebekah Valerius G.K. Chesterton was once asked to name his favorite detective...
On George MacDonald
G.K. Chesterton on one of his favorite authors, George MacDonald. This piece was written as an...
A Defence of Armchair Philosophy: G. K. Chesterton and the Pretensions of Scientism
One has to belong to the intelligentsia to believe things like that: no ordinary man could be...
Another Resurrection: If Only We Could Understand
G. K. Chesterton’s The Everlasting Man is a beautiful, engaging, and insightful summary of human...
Chesterton As Philosopher: The Revival of Philosophy
The best reason for a revival of philosophy is that unless a man has a philosophy certain horrible...
Hume in Elfland
“We need this life of practical romance; the combination of something that is strange with...
Chesterton As Story-Teller: The Shop of Ghosts
Nearly all the best and most precious things in the universe you can get for a halfpenny. I make...
Creation, Corruption, and Celebration on a Thursday
If you are a student of the Christian worldview, then you are probably familiar with the theme of...
Escaping the Madhouse
A Chestertonian Allegory (Inspired by The Journey)[1] I was panic-stricken upon the...
Literary Priests in the Tavern at the End of the World
All roads point at last to an ultimate inn, where we shall meet Dickens and all his characters:...
The White Light of Wonder: G.K. Chesterton’s Philosophy of Art
G. K. Chesterton wrote extensively on the subjects of creativity, imagination, and art, and did so...
Frances Chesterton and Christmas
Frances Chesterton, wife of famous British author and Christian apologist G.K. Chesterton, was...
The Happy Home to Which We Are All Faring
Henrik Ibsen’s brilliant “A Doll’s House” has arguably been one of the most influential plays in...
Chesterton and the Seven Heavens
When discussing what he calls “The Fear of the Past”[1], Chesterton notes how we are so in love...
The Freedom of Boundaries
G.K. Chesterton cherished human freedom; however, he did not believe that freedom ought to be...
