G.K. Chesterton: The Apostle of Common SenseG.K. Chesterton, one of the most prolific writers of the 20th century, is most famous for a series of mystery stories and novelettes that feature the Roman Catholic priest, Fr. Brown. The stories have proved to be enduringly popular, containing profound observations of the world, human character, philosophy, morality and religion. |
Contents
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An Introduction to the Apostle of Common Sense II | 11 |
Orthodoxy | 22 |
Heretics | 33 |
Whats Wrong with the World | 44 |
The Catholic Church and Conversion | 55 |
Why I Am a Catholic | 67 |
The Well and the Shadows | 79 |
St Thomas Aquinas | 103 |
ΙΟ The Everlasting Man | 114 |
The Outline of Sanity | 126 |
The Superstition of Divorce | 139 |
Eugenics and Other Evils | 150 |
Father Brown | 161 |
Chesterton for Today | 172 |
St Francis of Assisi | 91 |
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