Name: The Collected Works of G. K. Chesterton, Volume 2: The Everlasting Man, st. Francis of Assisi, st Thomas Aquinas
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Author: G. K. Chesterton
ISBN: 9780898701173

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The Collected Works of G. K. Chesterton, Volume 2: The Everlasting Man, st. Francis of Assisi, st Thomas Aquinas

Type

Physical Book

Author

G. K. Chesterton

Publisher

Ignatius Press

Year

1987

Language

English

Pages

550

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

20.3 x 13.6 x 3.2 cm

Weight

0.58 kg.

ISBN

0898701171

ISBN13

9780898701173

Synopsis "The Collected Works of G. K. Chesterton, Volume 2: The Everlasting Man, st. Francis of Assisi, st Thomas Aquinas "

This volume contains three of Chesterton's greatest classics on Catholic philosophy and spirituality. It includes The Everlasting Man, possibly his greatest work, which gives an Incarnational view of world history, and two of the finest biographies written of St. Thomas and St. Francis.

G. K. Chesterton

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G. K. Chesterton (London, May 29, 1874 – Beaconsfield, June 14, 1936) was a prolific British writer, author of essays, novels, poetry, biographies, and Christian apologetics. His work is characterized by irony, paradoxical wit, and a critical view of modernity. He was a prominent convert to Catholicism and an influential figure in religious and literary thought of his time. He is also known for his brilliant argumentative style and his defense of common sense.

Among his most recognized works are The Man Who Was Thursday (1908), Orthodoxy (1908), The Innocence of Father Brown (1911), Heretics (1905), The Ball and the Cross (1909), and The Resurrection of Rome (1930). He cultivated the essay, the novel of ideas, detective stories, and social and religious criticism.

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