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| Orthodoxy |  | Author: G.k. Chesterton
Publisher: Bantam Doubleday Dell
Category: Book
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Rating:  12 reviews
Sales Rank: 30149
Media: Paperback
Edition: New Ed
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 192
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Dimensions (in): 8.2 x 5.6 x 0.6
ISBN: 0385015364
Dewey Decimal Number: 239
EAN: 9780385015363
ASIN: 0385015364
Publication Date: December 31, 1996
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Pointedly prolix July 23, 2008
Chesterton is hard to take at times; his irritating metaphors and play on words can grind one down. But, what is extraordinary is that this book is so relevant to the "now". He has grasped the nettle of modern relativism and said: "no, accipio crucem Christi; I believe in the Trintiy of princely might": "it is utterely rational for me to so believe". A definite "must" for anyone who wishes to deal with the issues of modernity and faith.
Chesterton's wit and charisma shine through April 4, 2008
The title "orthodoxy" put me off opening this book for some time, as it sounds dry and hard work. This could not be further from the truth, as the book actually sparkles with humour, imagination and the delight of reading a book of literary excellence. I am an admirer of C S Lewis's Mere Christianity, for which this was an inspiration; but whatever attributes Lewis's book has, literary excellence is not one of them.This book is, I think, as good a Christian apologetic as Lewis's, but with the advantage of also being a work of literary genius. Far from being dry and hard work, I am finding I cannot put it down!
 Not the classic I expected.... January 19, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I bought this book with a great sense of anticipation - it is often cited and comes highly recommended. The edition I read had a foreword by Philip Yancey. The book itself is, as expected full of wit, humour and some excellent observations and arguements. And yet in many places for me it misses the mark. His observations on Calvinism for example are shallow. I also found the book to be quite dated. Having said that there are some real gems in it. Maybe I will like it more if I read it again. I did get some great quotes from it and I leave you with one of them - ""But all conservation is based upon the idea that if you leave things alone you leave them as they are. But you do not. If you leave a thing alone you leave it to a torrent of change. If you leave a white post alone it will soon be a black post. If you particularly want it to be white you must be always painting it again; that is, you must be always having a revolution." GK Chesterton - Orthodoxy - Hodder and Stoughton 1999 - p.168
Essential Reading April 5, 2007
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
This is a fascinating book, which, like all good things, requires initial effort to adjust oneself to the very particular style of the author and an awareness of it's place in time, i.e. the beginning of the nineteenth century. What is so refreshing about this book is the novel approach of the author to important aspects of the faith. It is insightful, humorous and moving. I would absolutely recommend this timeless work to any denomination of Christian.
Life Affirming December 18, 2006
4 out of 13 found this review helpful
Viewed as Chesterton's master work; this book affirms that Catholic orthodoxy is the real orthodoxy, and all attempts to substitute various (sometimes worthy) alternatives are dooomed to dangerous failure. The world needs to look again to Chesterton in these dark times.
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