false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1185996566m/1621940.jpg 87665 78 If G.K. Chesterton's <I>Orthodoxy: The Romance of Faith</I> is, as he called it, a "slovenly autobiography," then we need more slobs in the world. This quirky, slender book describes how Chesterton came to view orthodox Catholic Christianity as the way to satisfy his personal emotional needs, in a way that would also allow him to live happily in society. Chesterton argues that people in western society need a life of "practical romance, the combination of something that is strange with something that is secure. We need so to view the world as to combine an idea of wonder and an idea of welcome." Drawing on such figures as Fra Angelico, George Bernard Shaw, and St. Paul to make his points, Chesterton argues that submission to ecclesiastical authority is the way to achieve a good and balanced life. The whole book is written in a style that is as majestic and down-to-earth as C.S. Lewis at his best. The final chapter, called "Authority and the Adventurer," is especially persuasive. It's hard to imagine a reader who will not close the book believing, at least for the moment, that the Church will make you free. <I>--Michael Joseph Gross</I> 1807543 1908 Orthodoxy total:1270|5:658|4:397|3:181|2:25|1:9| 1270 5480 2111 185 87665 160096527X 9781600965272 936 128 4.31 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174077015m/87665.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/87665.Orthodoxy 5 5 false Mon Jul 30 15:08:11 -0700 2007 Mon Jul 30 15:14:24 -0700 2007
"A child kicks its legs rhythmically through excess, not absence, of life. Because children have abounding vitality, because they are in spirit fierce and free, therefore they want things repeated and unchanged. They always say, "D...more...]]> 87665 160096527X 9781600965272 936 128 4.31 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174077015m/87665.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/87665.Orthodoxy 4 2 false Tue Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Fri Jul 06 22:45:04 -0700 2007 Fri Jul 06 22:46:21 -0700 2007
i've finally finished reading his book 'orthodoxy'. it looks little, like a quick read, and then it isn't.

this book seems to have had a revival in the last couple of years. it's recommended by philip yancey, john e...more...]]> 87665 160096527X 9781600965272 936 128 4.31 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174077015m/87665.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/87665.Orthodoxy 5 2 false Tue Jun 03 10:32:00 -0700 2008 Sat Apr 12 14:40:29 -0700 2008 Tue Jun 03 10:32:00 -0700 2008 more...]]> 87665 160096527X 9781600965272 936 128 4.31 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174077015m/87665.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/87665.Orthodoxy 5 2 false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1997 Wed Oct 17 06:30:49 -0700 2007 Fri Nov 20 12:33:37 -0800 2009 3
I also learned why so many people, like C.S. Lewis, Scott Hahn, and J.R.R. Tolkien have made reference to G.K. Ches...more...]]> 87665 160096527X 9781600965272 936 128 4.31 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174077015m/87665.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/87665.Orthodoxy 5 4 false Fri Mar 02 17:05:00 -0800 2007 Sun Mar 11 03:28:34 -0700 2007 more...]]> 87665 160096527X 9781600965272 936 128 4.31 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174077015m/87665.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/87665.Orthodoxy 5 3 false Sun Jul 22 13:58:04 -0700 2007 Wed Jul 25 18:53:43 -0700 2007
Incidentally, if you set yourself to reading it ...more...]]> 87665 160096527X 9781600965272 936 128 4.31 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174077015m/87665.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/87665.Orthodoxy 5 2 false Mon Aug 25 07:30:35 -0700 2008 Wed Mar 26 18:29:16 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 25 07:30:35 -0700 2008 442568 2 2 4.31 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/442568.Orthodoxy 1 4 false Tue Jul 29 23:37:54 -0700 2008 Fri Aug 01 01:06:44 -0700 2008
Chesterton seems to think (although I'm not entirely sure of anything in this book, inasmuch as the author refuses to write in any...more...]]> 87665 160096527X 9781600965272 936 128 4.31 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174077015m/87665.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/87665.Orthodoxy 3 1 false Tue Feb 19 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Feb 20 08:37:52 -0800 2008 Wed Feb 20 08:37:52 -0800 2008 more...]]> 87665 160096527X 9781600965272 936 128 4.31 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174077015m/87665.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/87665.Orthodoxy 5 1 false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Oct 26 14:33:47 -0700 2007 Fri Oct 26 14:45:35 -0700 2007 more...]]> 2759843 1604591625 9781604591620 21 2 4.31 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2759843.Orthodoxy 2 1 false Sat Jul 26 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Mar 28 08:48:30 -0700 2008 Sat Jul 26 20:24:26 -0700 2008 more...]]> 1621940 0965260283 9780965260282 9 2 4.31 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1185996566m/1621940.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1621940.Orthodoxy_The_Annotated_Edition 5 0 false Fri Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Jan 28 17:20:40 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 28 17:23:20 -0800 2009 http://www.gutenberg.org/files/16769/167......more...]]> 6049195 1604505850 9781604505856 6 2 4.31 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6049195.Orthodoxy 4 0 false Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Jan 24 10:31:30 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 24 10:40:34 -0800 2009 more...]]> 87665 160096527X 9781600965272 936 128 4.31 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174077015m/87665.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/87665.Orthodoxy 5 0 false Tue Mar 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 22 16:19:16 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 24 15:22:27 -0700 2009 more...]]> 87665 160096527X 9781600965272 936 128 4.31 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174077015m/87665.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/87665.Orthodoxy 4 1 false Thu Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Sun Oct 21 21:24:55 -0700 2007 Sun Oct 21 21:27:44 -0700 2007 more...]]> 87665 160096527X 9781600965272 936 128 4.31 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174077015m/87665.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/87665.Orthodoxy 5 1 false Sun Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2004 Sun Aug 05 10:06:37 -0700 2007 Sun Aug 05 10:21:27 -0700 2007 more...]]> 87665 160096527X 9781600965272 936 128 4.31 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174077015m/87665.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/87665.Orthodoxy 5 0 false Sun Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Nov 30 16:44:35 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 30 16:55:35 -0800 2009
It's not particularly hard, but it's revolutionary. I adore G.K. C...more...]]> 87665 160096527X 9781600965272 936 128 4.31 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174077015m/87665.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/87665.Orthodoxy 3 0 false Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 20 16:55:53 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 29 19:04:24 -0700 2009 more...]]> 87665 160096527X 9781600965272 936 128 4.31 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174077015m/87665.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/87665.Orthodoxy 3 0 false Fri Dec 26 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 14 02:38:59 -0800 2008 Sun Jan 11 22:46:32 -0800 2009 2 more...]]> 381358 0898705525 9780898705522 77 19 4.31 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174330267m/381358.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/381358.Orthodoxy 5 1 false Thu Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Fri Aug 10 12:54:48 -0700 2007 Fri Aug 10 12:56:39 -0700 2007 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=1621940