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Orthodoxy is a theology book written by G.K. Chesterton in 1908.
"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. ".
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Chesterton’s joyful paradoxes defend faith with playfulness and precision. It is an argument that feels like a feast rather than a duel.
For readers tired of cynicism, this book models charitable debate, intellectual courage, and the strange power of wonder to make sense of the world.
Surprises sharpen thought.
Disagree without disdain.
Serious ideas, glad tone.
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Paradox as flashlight; essays, fables, and mysteries that defend sanity with play.
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