Es éste, sin lugar a dudas, uno de los libros más representativos de G. K. Chesterton y probablemente su mejor ensayo. Una especie de autobiografía espiritual y vagabunda que completa lo iniciado en su libro Herejes, de 1905 (Acantilado, 2007). Optimista y polémico, perspicaz tour de force hacia una filosofía del asombro agradecido y de la libertad mental y emocional, este libro es ya un clásico indiscutible.
Ortodoxia es un ensayo de G. K. Chesterton, publicado en 1908, que se ha convertido en un clásico sobre apologética cristiana. En él presenta una visión original de la religión cristiana, que Chesterton ve como una respuesta a las necesidades naturales de los seres humanos, la «respuesta a un acertijo», y no como una verdad arbitraria recibida de alguna parte extraña a la experiencia humana.
Orthodoxy G. K. Chesterton - Orthodoxy (1908) is a book by G. K. Chesterton that has become a classic of Christian apologetics. Chesterton considered this book a companion to his other work, Heretics. In the book's preface Chesterton states the purpose is to "attempt an explanation, not of whether the Christian faith can be believed, but of how he personally has come to believe it." In it, Chesterton presents an original view of Christian religion. He sees it as the answer to natural human needs, the "answer to a riddle" in his own words, and not simply as an arbitrary truth received from somewhere outside the boundaries of human experience.
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Now with a foreword by Matthew Lee Anderson Antiquated. Unimaginative. Repressive. We've all heard these common reactions to orthodox Christian beliefs. Even Christians themselves are guilty of the tendency to discard historic Christianity. Yet as we read through the literature in Christianity’s past, we learn that we are in better company with our beliefs than we might think. Through his enchanting book, Orthodoxy, G.K. Chesterton reminds us of the paradoxes of our faith and the joy that comes when we explore them. From the foreword by Matthew Lee Anderson, author of The End of Our Exploring: “How can we contrive to be at once astonished at the world and yet at home in it?” And with that question, G.K. Chesterton recounts the heart of an intellectual journey that took him from the edges of a nihilistic pessimism into the center of the paradoxical joy of Christian orthodoxy. His book is not a defense of the Christian faith, at least not primarily, so much as an attempt to explain how the startling paradoxes and sharp edges of the creed explain everything else. It is a dated work, dealing in the categories and concerns of Chesterton’s contemporaries, and yet it comes nearer ...
A Winsome Defence of the Christian Faith Our modern world — wide awake to its own progress and virtues — disdains the antiquated notions of Christianity. Wouldn't humankind be much improved by the extinction of this unsightly ideology? This book is a winsome response that is delightfully sharp-witted and disarmingly sincere. In Orthodoxy, masterful thinker, literary critic, and lay theologian, G. K. Chesterton (1874-1935), pairs whimsey and wisdom to offer a robust defense of the Christian faith. Addressing the noisy contentions of secular humanism, Chesterton lays forth a defense of the Biblical worldview, asserting not only its truth, but also its necessity for a healthy society. Originally published in 1908, this unique work feels remarkably current. Orthodoxy offers a sound apologetic without being pompous or abstract. In it, readers will discover... True orthodoxy as a kind of "romance" through which the believer is wooed into authentic, spiritual connection with God An exploration of why the Biblical teachings of the Fall and Original Sin are, in fact, hopeful The vital truth hidden within the Christian doctrine of Hell How a thriving relationship with a personal God...
Esta nueva traducción de la principal obra de Chesterton, sin crítica alguna a las realizadas hasta ahora, ofrece una mayor fluidez al hilo argumental. La edición incluye notas sobre el contexto histórico y literario que clarifican las numerosas referencias y el estilo paradógico del autor. La crítica ha dicho: «Seguramente, nadie ha defendido la fe cristiana con argumentos tan sorprendentes y ejemplos tan deslumbrantes, como Chesterton lo hizo en Ortodoxia. Una obra maestra de retórica (...), uno de los libros mejor escritos del siglo XX.»Dale Ahlquist. «La literatura es una de las formas de la felicidad: quizá ningún escritor me haya deparado tantas horas felices como Chesterton.»Jorge Luis Borges. «Uno de los escritores más importantes de nuestra época. Fue, sin duda, el más personal e inconfundible de todos.»Fernando Savater.
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THE only possible excuse for this book is that it is an answer to a challenge. Even a bad shot is dignified when he accepts a duel. When some time ago I published a series of hasty but sincere papers, under the name of "Heretics," several critics for whose intellect I have a warm respect (I may mention specially Mr. G.S.Street) said that it was all very well for me to tell everybody to affirm his cosmic theory, but that I had carefully avoided supporting my precepts with example. "I will begin to worry about my philosophy," said Mr. Street, "when Mr. Chesterton has given us his." It was perhaps an incautious suggestion to make to a person only too ready to write books upon the feeblest provocation. But after all, though Mr. Street has inspired and created this book, he need not read it. If he does read it, he will find that in its pages I have attempted in a vague and personal way, in a set of mental pictures rather than in a series of deductions, to state the philosophy in which I have come to believe. I will not call it my philosophy; for I did not make it. God and humanity made it; and it made me.
Tras años de meticulosa investigación y acceso al patrimonio literario de G.K. Chesterton, Joseph Pearce presenta la biografía de este gigante literario del siglo XX, proporcionando una gran cantidad de información importante sobre el escritor que no había visto la luz en publicaciones anteriores. Se trata de una biografía amena y deliciosa de un autor polifacético, artista y polemista que amaba la amistad de los niños, idolatraba a su esposa y gozaba de grandes amistades con personajes como Hillaire Belloc, Bernard Shaw y H.G. Wells. Hombre grande en todos los sentidos, su mayor descubrimiento fue quizá que «el secreto de la vida reside en la risa y la humildad». Pearce evita los errores de hecho y los juicios erróneos cometidos por la mayoría de los biógrafos anteriores. Se trata de una de las obras más importantes sobre Chesterton, y una oportunidad de celebrar los 150 años de su nacimiento con esta nueva edición que incluye una presentación de Enrique García-Máiquez. «Leer G.K. Chesterton. Sabiduría e inocencia es altamente recomendable, salvo que uno prefiera pasar su vida entre quejidos lastimeros y murmullos apagados» —Enrique García-Máiquez
Las coordenadas eran muy precisas: la casa del dragón rojo, China. En el tablero, los jugadores estaban definidos: tres hombres con la necesidad de viajar a Pekín por motivos personales y laborales. Uno de ellos tiene por encargo recoger un manuscrito misterioso y peligroso buscado por una sociedad secreta, misma que en años pasados asesinó a miles de personas en menos de una hora. En el destino, desde las penumbras, un sacerdote francés cuida del pergamino esperando con anhelo la llegada de su salvador, hasta que una peripecia interfiere en todo lo planeado. Intrigante de principio a fin, Santiago Gamboa esboza y colorea una novela negra que refleja los sinfines de la ambición y el deseo de los personajes que buscan desesperadamente tener el éxito y el poder en sus manos.
Un ensayo autobiográfico a contrapelo de los tiempos, un libro llamado a ser polémico. "Yo no puedo asegurarle a nadie que Dios existe. He hablado muchas veces con él, pero estoy dispuesto a admitir que su voz se parece extrañamente a la mía", dice Rafael Gumucio en este ensayo autobiográfico donde explica, no sin humor, no sin contradicciones, su catolicismo. Y no es una mera provocación, como podría parecerlo en los tiempos que corren: el autor -a su modo, claro está- en verdad profesa dicha fe. Por opción personal, por tradición familiar y un poco, sí, por llevar la contra. Expresión radical de la libertad de pensamiento, Por qué soy católico habla de la vida y de la muerte, de la filosofía y de los textos bíblicos, de la infancia y del presente, de la comunidad y de un yo en permanente conflicto con su fe y sus conductas. El relato de ese combate muestra la decadencia de una religión, pero también su relevancia, así como los cambios culturales de todo un país y de un individuo que vacila entre esos derroteros y se expone sin miramientos.
Orthodoxy is a book by G. K. Chesterton that has become a classic of Christianity. Chesterton presents an original view of Christian religion. He sees it as the answer to natural human needs, the "answer to a riddle" in his own words, and not simply as an arbitrary truth received from somewhere outside the boundaries of human experience.
Orthodoxy by G. K. Chesterton Orthodoxy (1908) is a book by G. K. Chesterton that has become a classic of Christian apologetics. Chesterton considered this book a companion to his other work, Heretics, writing it expressly in response to G.S. Street's criticism of the earlier work, "that he was not going to bother about his theology until I had really stated mine." In the book's preface Chesterton states the purpose is to "attempt an explanation, not of whether the Christian faith can be believed, but of how he personally has come to believe it." In it, Chesterton presents an original view of Christian religion. He sees it as the answer to natural human needs, the "answer to a riddle" in his own words, and not simply as an arbitrary truth received from somewhere outside the boundaries of human experience. The book was written when Chesterton was an Anglican. He converted to Catholicism 14 years later. Chesterton chose the title, Orthodoxy, to focus instead on the plainness of the Apostles' Creed, though he admitted the general sound of the title was "a thinnish sort of thing." Orthodoxy was influential in the conversion of Theodore Maynard to Roman Catholicism.
Publicada en 1910, La esfera y la cruz es sin duda la novela de aventuras más evidente de Chesterton. Un católico y un ateo intentan batirse en duelo a muerte, cada uno por defender sus ideas. No lo consiguen, pues siempre tienen que huir de las autoridades que tratan de impedírselo, lo que al final termina por convertirlos en aliados. En su huida en busca de un lugar donde librar el duelo, una huida que se produce por tierra y mar, incluso por aire y hasta estratosféricamente (Chesterton fabula aquí deliciosamente con naves volantes que van hasta las estrellas), acabarán dirigiéndose del sur de Inglaterra a las islas del Canal de la Mancha merced a unos avatares por momentos delirantes y plenos de comicidad, y por momentos emotivos, en tanto la amistad de los dos forajidos va consolidándose precisamente a partir de sus presupuestos ideológicos contrarios. Como el resto de las obras de Chesterton, La esfera y la cruz abunda en paradojas y aventuras que bordean lo insólito, hasta desembocar en una insurrección en un manicomio, desatada por el ateo y el católico, en una sucesión de cuadros tan disparatados como mordaces a través de los cuales hace Chesterton una...
Though sometimes vaguely regarded as a minor British literary figure, G. K. Chesterton is considered by many informed readers to be one of the great writers of the English language in the twentieth century. Orthodoxy, one of his most important books, presents his effervescent apologia pro vita sua.
Orthodoxy (1908) is a book by G. K. Chesterton that has become a classic of Christian apologetics. Chesterton considered this book a companion to his other work, Heretics, writing it expressly in response to G.S. Street's criticism of the earlier work, "that he was not going to bother about his theology until I had really stated mine". In the book's preface Chesterton states the purpose is to "attempt an explanation, not of whether the Christian faith can be believed, but of how he personally has come to believe it." In it, Chesterton presents an original view of Christian religion. He sees it as the answer to natural human needs, the "answer to a riddle" in his own words, and not simply as an arbitrary truth received from somewhere outside the boundaries of human experience.The book was written when Chesterton was an Anglican. He converted to Catholicism 14 years later. Chesterton chose the title, Orthodoxy, to focus instead on the plainness of the Apostles' Creed, though he admitted the general sound of the title was "a thinnish sort of thing".Orthodoxy was influential in the conversion of Theodore Maynard to Roman Catholicism.
Orthodoxy is one of G.K. Chesterton's seminal works, a stunning apologetic of Christianity leveled at the rational, scientific culture of 20th century Britain. According to Chesterton, the purpose of Orthodoxy is to "attempt an explanation, not of whether the Christian faith can be believed, but of how he personally has come to believe it." With witty anecdotes and bulletproof logic, Chesterton lays out a neat and tidy defense of Christianity. The book is simultaneously immensely entertaining and packed with wisdom and truth. Up until now there has not been a standalone print edition that is well-designed and readily available. This ItB Classics edition features the public domain text of Orthodoxy, with new typesetting and a brand-new interior. Spacious margins make the book perfect for study notes and academic use. Orthodoxy is a part of the ItB Press "Classics" series.
A Unique and Modern Perspective on Our Flaws “Most modern freedom is at root fear. It is not so much that we are too bold to endure rules; it is rather that we are too timid to endure responsibilities.” - G.K. Chesterton, What's Wrong with the World Shaving the child’s head doesn’t solve a lice infestation. To solve the problem, G.K. Chesterton believes, the human kind must look inward and in-depth and address the poverty issues plus the today’s precarious living conditions. But what about the women’s right to vote or the human being’s rapid dehumanization? ,This book has been professionally formatted for e-readers and contains a bonus book club leadership guide and discussion questions. We hope you’ll share this book with your friends, neighbors and colleagues and can’t wait to hear what you have to say about it.
Orthodoxy (1908) is a book by G. K. Chesterton that has become a classic of Christian apologetics. Chesterton considered this book a companion to his other work, Heretics, writing it expressly in response to G.S. Street's criticism of the earlier work, "that he was not going to bother about his theology until I had really stated mine". In the book's preface Chesterton states the purpose is to "attempt an explanation, not of whether the Christian faith can be believed, but of how he personally has come to believe it." In it, Chesterton presents an original view of Christian religion.
According to Chesterton, his goal in converting to Orthodoxy is to "attempt an explanation, not of whether the Christian faith can be believed, but of how he personally has come to believe it." Orthodoxy has developed into a staple of Christian defence.
El conservadurismo ha sido tradicionalmente concebido como contrario a los grandes esquemas abstractos y los ideales de perfección política mientras que lo utópico se ha situado en un orden de promisión o en un no-lugar venturoso. Esta aparente polémica entrañaría una singular paradoja, pues existe una utopía conservadora de carácter desiderativo y normativo, es decir, un anhelo moralizante y un espejo crítico de la realidad de su tiempo, frente a los borradores de perfección que aspiran a construir un mundo nuevo y perfecto sobre los rescoldos de un orden anterior. El estudio del utopismo conservador que aborda esta obra pretende rebatir la convención que contrapone polémicamente el utopismo y el pensamiento político conservador. En última instancia, supone la denuncia del reduccionismo ideológico que vincula la utopía con los proyectos totalitarios de transformación social y que, al mismo tiempo, devalúa la imaginación como elemento de reflexión política ajeno a la defensa conservadora de las tradiciones, ideas y prácticas exitosas a lo largo de la historia del pensamiento.
A G. K. Chesterton con frecuencia se le llamó "Príncipe de las paradojas", así que empecemos por esta: nos hallamos ante una obra que es vieja como ella sola. Pero que no podría ser más contemporánea. En esta antología de ensayos, escritos en otro siglo por un cascarrabias que medía 1,93 de altura y pesaba 120 kilos, encontramos propuestas y reflexiones sobre cómo leer el mundo en toda su riqueza: desde los artículos de la prensa más tendenciosa a los libros de historia, desde la literatura infantil a las novelas de detectives. Estos escritos, que ahora proponemos, recogen ejemplos necesarios para reflejar los intereses y obsesiones de Chesterton sin necesidad de convertirse en un texto académico, que invite a hacer algo muy simple y lo único que importa con un libro entre manos: leer. Con sus escritos, Chesterton influye en personajes tan variados como Gandhi, Orwell, Welles, Hitchcock, Tolkien, Juan Pablo II o Agatha Christie. Es polémico, desbordante, apasionado y ocurrente. No duda en arremeter contra aquellos a quienes juzga equivocados, pero rara vez se muestra egocéntrico. Y, como comprobará toda persona que abra este libro, su prosa sigue tan viva que no...
Orthodoxy (1908) is a book G. K. Chesterton that has become a classic of Christian apologetics. Chesterton considered this book a companion to his other work, Heretics.
Orthodoxy by G. K. Chesterton, 1908.Gilbert Keith Chesterton(1874 - 1936),was an English literary and social critic, historian, playwright, novelist, Catholic Christian theologian, debater and mystery writer. Chesterton is often referred to as the "prince of paradox". Time magazine has observed of his writing style: "Whenever possible Chesterton made his points with popular sayings, proverbs,allegories - first carefully turning them inside out."
Orthodoxy by G. K. Chesterton
Heretics by G. K. Chesterton iis one of the greatest works . It is one of the vintage collections by the G. K. Chesterton. Heresy is any belief or theory that is strongly at variance with established beliefs or customs, in particular the accepted beliefs of a church or religious organization. A heretic is a proponent of such claims or beliefs.
Reproduction of the original: All Things Considered by G.K. Chesterton
El modernismo religioso surge de una experiencia intelectual. La fe cristiana puede abandonar un lenguaje muerto y un imaginario arcaico. Hay que formar al cristiano para que, en su conciencia, pueda unir democracia, ciencia y fe. Entre 1905-1914, hubo en la Iglesia un sector, persuadido de que un buen católico debe renunciar a la libertad de investigación y a toda iniciativa y creer sin preguntar y sin pensar. Bastaba la disciplina. ¿Se logró? Todo cambiaría “en cien años”, profetizaba Friedrich Von Hügel en noviembre de 1908. En 1911, el Arzobispo de Albi, E.-I. Mignot, avisó al Cardenal De Lai: “La vérité est le scandale ordinaire de l’ignorance”. Se abre paso lentamente. Mientras, hay que hacer el bien y callar. Fogazzaro colocó a Piero Maironi, Il Santo, ante el Crucificado y bajo el “Silentium”, de pie ante el Papa y sin discípulos. La Iglesia, en sus inicios, vivió en la caridad y la comunión. Esta investigación tiene tres partes: preliminares, condena del modernismo y situación de modernistas y anti-modernistas con Benedicto XV.
The PREMIER apologetics book by the greatest lay theologian of the 20th century ... illustrated!Your Special "Illustrated & Annotated" 'Critical' edition includes:+ 12 New Illustrations of Gilbert Keith Chesterton by generative artist Lucio Marcetti "Life Stages" + Special Bonus artwork!+ "Chesterton's Literary Apprenticeship"A few Classic Quotes inside - "Students of popular science, like Mr. Blatchford, are always insisting that Christianity and eastern religions are very much alike, especially Buddhism ... he said that both Christ and Buddha were called by the divine voice coming out of the sky, as if you would expect the divine voice to come out of the coal-cellar.""The great and very obvious merit of the English aristocracy is that nobody could possibly take it seriously."On the World: "Can he hate it enough to change it, and yet love it enough to think it worth changing?"
Gilbert Keith Chesterton, KC*SG (29 May 1874 - 14 June 1936), better known as G. K. Chesterton, was an English writer, poet, philosopher, dramatist, journalist, orator, lay theologian, biographer, and literary and art critic. Chesterton is often referred to as the "prince of paradox."Time magazine has observed of his writing style: "Whenever possible Chesterton made his points with popular sayings, proverbs, allegories-first carefully turning them inside out." Chesterton is well known for his fictional priest-detective Father Brown, and for his reasoned apologetics. Even some of those who disagree with him have recognised the wide appeal of such works as Orthodoxy and The Everlasting Man. Chesterton routinely referred to himself as an "orthodox" Christian, and came to identify this position more and more with Catholicism, eventually converting to Catholicism from High Church Anglicanism. George Bernard Shaw, his "friendly enemy," said of him, "He was a man of colossal genius." Biographers have identified him as a successor to such Victorian authors as Matthew Arnold, Thomas Carlyle, Cardinal John Henry Newman, and John Ruskin
Todo libro de investigación social moderna tiene una estructura de algún modo muy definida. Empieza por regla general con un análisis, con estadísticas, tablas de población, la disminución de la delincuencia entre los congregacionistas, el crecimiento de la histeria entre los policías y otros hechos igualmente comprobados; acaba con un capítulo que normalmente se llama «La solución». Suele deberse casi enteramente a este cuidadoso, sólido y científico método el hecho de que «La solución» nunca se encuentre, pues este esquema de preguntas y respuestas médicas es un disparate; el primer gran disparate de la sociología. Siempre debe declararse la enfermedad antes de que encontremos la cura. Pero es la entera definición y dignidad del hombre lo que, en cuestiones sociales, nos impone encontrar la cura antes de encontrar la enfermedad.
«Me dirijo al hombre de la calle, escéptico pero también comprensivo, y mi única esperanza, bastante vaga por cierto, es que si abordo la biografía de este gran santo por el lado llamativo y popular que evidentemente tiene, tal vez logre que el lector perciba la coherencia de una personalidad intachable, al menos un poco mejor que antes; y que acometiendo su historia de esta manera, quizá vislumbre por qué el poeta que alababa a su señor el sol se escondía a menudo en una cueva oscura; por qué el santo, tan bondadoso con su hermano el lobo, era tan severo con su hermano el asno (como él mismo apodaba a su propio cuerpo); por qué se alejaba de las mujeres el trovador que confesaba abrasarse de amor; por qué se revolcaba deliberadamente en la nieve el cantor que se regocijaba con la fuerza y la viveza del fuego y por qué la poesía que exclama con pasión pagana: 'Alabado sea el Señor por nuestra hermana, la madre tierra, que nos da la hierba, frutos diversos y flores de intenso colorido' termina prácticamente con estas palabras: 'Alabado sea el Señor por nuestra hermana, la muerte del cuerpo'».
In Orthodoxy, Gilbert K. Chesterton explains how and why he came to believe in Christianity. In the book, Chesterton takes the spiritually curious reader on an intellectual quest. While looking for the meaning of life, he finds truth that uniquely fulfills human needs. This is the truth revealed in Christianity. Chesterton likens this discovery to a man setting off from the south coast of England, journeying for many days, only to arrive at Brighton, the point he originally left from. Such a man, he proposes, would see the wondrous place he grew up in with newly appreciative eyes. This is a common theme in Chesterton's works, and one which he gave fictional embodiment to in Manalive. A truly lively and enlightening book!
"Art, like morality, consists of drawing the line somewhere." ― G.K. Chesterton - A Classic! - Includes Images of Chesterton