Swingcorey's review
Orthodoxy by G.K. Chesterton
Swingcorey's review
rating:
bookshelves: catholic, christianity
recommended for: anyone who wants to understand why people would believe Catholicism
rating:
bookshelves: catholic, christianity
recommended for: anyone who wants to understand why people would believe Catholicism
I learned that the Orthodoxy of the Catholic faith is what keeps it (and the world) sane. It calls to us from our fairy tales while at the same time appealing to our logic.
I also learned why so many people, like C.S. Lewis, Scott Hahn, and J.R.R. Tolkien have made reference to G.K. Chesterton - he is brilliant. His mastery of the English language is second to none.
The only difficulty of this book is that it may come off as "high-brow" because it was written in the U.K. (and their English is different from American English) at the beginning of the 20th century. Once you can get past that, you will see how the words of our language make plain the Word of God.
I also learned why so many people, like C.S. Lewis, Scott Hahn, and J.R.R. Tolkien have made reference to G.K. Chesterton - he is brilliant. His mastery of the English language is second to none.
The only difficulty of this book is that it may come off as "high-brow" because it was written in the U.K. (and their English is different from American English) at the beginning of the 20th century. Once you can get past that, you will see how the words of our language make plain the Word of God.
