Name: Heretics
SKU: 66832431
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Author: G. K. Chesterton

Type

Physical Book

Author

G. K. Chesterton

Publisher

Pharos Books Private Limited

Language

English

Pages

186

Format

Hardcover

Dimensions

21.6x14x1.4 cm

ISBN13

9789371417693

Heretics

G. K. Chesterton (Author) · Pharos Books Private Limited · Hardcover

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Synopsis "Heretics"

Heretics is Chesterton's rollicking, iconoclastic collection of essays attacking the fashionable dogmas and isms of his day. With biting humor and barbed paradox, he targets critics, writers, philosophers, and public figures who, in his view, rebel only for rebellion's sake. Each chapter is a spirited, almost theatrical defense of orthodoxy, tradition, and the need for real, rooted convictions in the face of shifting trends and specious originality. Chesterton skillfully skewers the superficiality of modern intellectual currents, dissecting arguments with both logic and irrepressible wit, and holding up a mirror to the follies of progressive fads. Yet beneath the satire is a genuine plea for courage the courage to think deeply and believe honestly. Heretics is thus not only an entertaining critique but an invitation for readers to ask whether their beliefs are as brave, clear, or meaningful as they imagine.

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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