T.J.'s review
Orthodoxy
by G.K. Chesterton
T.J.'s review
Orthodoxy by G.K. Chesterton
T.J.'s review
rating:
bookshelves:
the-jesus,
thinkin--critically
recommended for: postermodern folk, atheists OR die-hard believers, philosophers
This was one of those books that rocked me hard. I do love me some Jesus, and I tend to follow him quite sincerely, but this was one of those books that called for a real, critical understanding of that faith. Chesterton relates his story of skepticism and firm adherence to genuine philosophy without the need for any deity. Yet the book itself is a powerful story that traces his movement towards faith and his ultimate conclusion that orthodoxy itself provides the only real structure and meaning necessary for life. It's good stuff, scary stuff, and really creepily modern stuff for something written in 1910. He decries people whose intellectual sophistication leads them to decide that nothing is to be decided, but rather sit in a lofty fence-sitting of self-righteousness. Yeah, Chesterton was yelling at me. I got it.
The text itself is impressive and challenging, and well worth the read. I'm still reeling from it, and had to read it twice to even scratch the surface of his t...more
The text itself is impressive and challenging, and well worth the read. I'm still reeling from it, and had to read it twice to even scratch the surface of his t...more
