Heretics by G. K. Chesterton
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"Heretics" by G. K. Chesterton is a collection of essays published in 1905. In twenty provocative chapters, Chesterton challenges the leading intellectuals of his era, including George Bernard Shaw, H. G. Wells, and Friedrich Nietzsche. He critiques atheism, nihilism, Social Darwinism, and eugenics while defending orthodox Christianity. His arguments span cosmology, anthropology, and theology, taking aim at what he sees as the dangerous philosophies shaping modern thought. Together with "Orthodoxy," this work
forms the foundation of Chesterton's moral theology. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Chesterton, G. K. (Gilbert Keith), 1874-1936 |
|---|---|
| Title | Heretics |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heretics_(book) |
| Contents | Introductory remarks on the importance of orthodoxy -- On the negative spirit -- On Mr. Rudyard Kipling and making the world small -- Mr. Bernard Shaw -- Mr. H.G. Wells and the giants -- Christmas and the aesthetes -- Omar and the sacred vine -- The mildness of the yellow press -- The moods of Mr. George Moore -- On sandals and simplicity -- Science and the savages -- Paganism and Mr. Lowes Dickinson -- Celts and celtophiles -- On certain modern writers and the institution of the family -- On smart novelists and the smart set -- On Mr. McCabe and a divine frivolity -- On the wit of Whistler -- The fallacy of the young nation -- Slum novelists and the slums -- Concluding remarks on the importance of orthodoxy. |
| Credits | Produced by Mike Piff and Martin Ward. HTML version by Al Haines. |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 67.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | Apologetics |
| Subject | Chesterton, G. K. (Gilbert Keith), 1874-1936 |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 470 |
| Release Date | Mar 1, 1996 |
| Last Update | Jan 16, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 2154 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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