G.K. Chesterton was a journalist, poet, novelist, playwrite, apologist, debater, theologian, and an all around astounding individual. It's a shame that he was all but lost to a generation, but refreshing that much of his material is regaining popularity. In this book Chesterton explains how he began to form his own heresy, but when he was finished he found that he had instead re-discovered orthodoxy. This is the kind of book you read and two months later find yourself trying to find that thought again so you can see just exactly how he stated it. Chesterton is a master with words, and there is no other author I've read who thinks quite like him. Many people write about the problem of pain and suffering in this world, but for Chesterton the problem was not "Why is there so much suffering?" but "Why is there so much joy? Why is there so much in the world to give us pleasure?" Chesterton held all the world in awe, and he loved every minute of being alive. His world view was one of a God who lavished a wonderful creation upon humankind. Pain and suffering only proved the veracity of the Bible; that humankind had a fallen nature. But flowers, chocolate, sex, perfume--all that is good, true, and beautiful is the remnant of Eden, still accessible to those who believe. This is a book you will want to read, and then re-read.