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Copy/paste the text below into your blog. <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/87665.Orthodoxy?utm_medium=api&amp;utm_source=blog_review" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px"><img alt="Orthodoxy" border="0" src="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174077015m/87665.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/87665.Orthodoxy?utm_medium=api&utm_source=blog_review">Orthodoxy</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/27973.G_K_Chesterton">G.K. Chesterton</a><br/><br/> <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2753139?utm_medium=api&utm_source=blog_review"><h3>My review</h3></a> rating: 5 of 5 stars<br/>I found this text especially inspiring. This apparently is Chesterton's "Mere Christianity." And it is steller. Whereas Lewis attempts to pragmatically explain why Christianity works--Chesterton says the beauty of Christian is its mystery. And he argues the evidence for it exists in its wonder. My favorite chapter discusses the prevailing paradoxes that exist in Christian faith--it's the first time I really understood what the lion and lamb imagery really meant. <br/> <br/>This book is a strong critique of materialism and Calvinism. Beautifully written, even if reading it feels like wading through a swamp. Chesterton is one of my favorite European theologians. <br/><br/><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/list/173565?utm_medium=api&utm_source=blog_review">View all my reviews.</a>