This book is basically an extended argument for the truth of Christianity's central doctrine of the Incarnation. Chesterton crafts his arguments with style, grace, humor, and deep intelligence. It requires patience -- the book demands attention and work and Chesterton's use of schemes and tropes is scintillating to the point of maddening -- but it is a thoroughly rewarding read.

...There's this one part at the end where he talks about the dawn as 'God kindling the morning fires for the world' -- the way he put it made me set the book down and sit very quietly with that thought for a few moments, letting the sheer richness of the thought do good within my soul. I suspect that most people would find something in this book that would speak to them like that...