The Ball and the Cross (Chesterton G. K.)(Paperback)

The Ball and the Cross (Chesterton G. K.)(Paperback)

Like much of G. K. Chesterton's fiction, The Ball and the Cross is both witty and profound, cloaking serious religious and philosophical inquiry in sparkling humor and whimsy. Serialized in the British publication The Commonwealth in 1905-06, Chesterton's second novel first appeared in book form in

The Everlasting Man (Chesterton G. K.)(Paperback)

Complete edition of The Everlasting Man by G. K. Chesterton. Chesterton successfully challenges the view that man is just another evolutionary animal, and that Jesus Christ was only human. C. S. Lewis said it was the best popular defense of the full Christian position. Find out why in this complete

The Superstition of Divorce (Chesterton G. K.)(Paperback)

With this classic text, G.K. Chesterton has produced a masterpiece on the subject of marriage and the home as the setting for the 'superstition' of

Orthodoxy (Chesterton G. K.)(Paperback)

In Orthodoxy, G.K. Chesterton's most enduring work, Chesterton argues that the drama and mystery of Christianity are sanity and that the naturalistic machinations of atheism are madness. We've all heard common reactions to orthodox Christian belief: Antiquated. Unimaginative. Repressive. Even

G. K. Chesterton: A Biography (Ker Ian)(Paperback)

G. K. Chesterton is remembered as a brilliant creator of nonsense and satirical verse, author of the Father Brown stories and the innovative novel, The Man who was Thursday, and yet today he is not counted among the major English novelists and poets. However, this major new biography argues that

The Everlasting Man (Chesterton G. K.)(Paperback)

The Everlasting Man is a two-part history of civilization, Christ, and Christianity, by G. K. Chesterton. Originally published in 1925, it is to some extent a deliberate rebuttal of H. G. Wells' Outline of History, disputing Wells' portrayals of human life and civilization as a seamless development

Orthodoxy (Chesterton G. K.)(Paperback)

Gilbert Keith Chesterton is one of the most celebrated and reverently esteemed figures in modern literature. He was a phenomenally prolific writer. After achieving early success as an illustrator, he subsequently established his fame as a playwright, novelist, poet, literary commentator,

Chesterton Apologetics Set - Heretics, Orthodoxy, and The Everlasting Man (Chesterton G. K.)(Pevná vazba)

Complete set of three Chesterton Apologetics by G. K. Chesterton in one volume, including Heretics, Orthodoxy, and The Everlasting Man.Heretics - Chesterton discusses ideas by H. G. Wells, George Bernard Shaw, Kipling and others of his day in his argument for God.From the 1905 British edition, it

What's Wrong with the World (Chesterson G. K.)(Paperback)

G.K. Chesterton delivers insightful commentary on modern behavior and social practices influenced by big business, gender roles, government and other notable figures throughout his lifetime. The book is inspired by his own personal beliefs regarding faith, family and the working man. What's Wrong

G.K. Chesterton: Essential Writings (Chesterton G. K.)(Paperback)

The Everlasting Man: The Original 1925 Edition (Chesterton G. K.)(Pevná vazba)

The Everlasting Man, written by Gilbert Keith Chesterton in 1925, is on the surface a response to H.G. Wells's The Outline of History, in which Wells ultimately argues for the theory of evolution over creationism. On closer review, rather than finding a typical discussion of faith and the mysteries

Three Works on Distributism (Chesterton G. K.)(Paperback)

Distributism, the third way between Capitalism and Socialism, has its roots in Catholic Social Teaching. Now, for the first time, three seminal works by one of its original proponents are available in one volume ** What's Wrong with the World ** The Outline of Sanity ** Utopia of Usurers and Other

The Everlasting Man, St. Francis of Assisi... (Chesterton G. K.)(Paperback)

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

The Man Who Was Thursday: A Nightmare (Chesterton G. K.)(Paperback)

G.K. Chesterton's The Man Who Was Thursday is a thrilling novel of deception, subterfuge, double-crossing and secret identities, and this Penguin Classics edition is edited with an introduction by Matthew Beaumont. The Central Anarchist Council is a secret society sworn to destroy the world. The

What's Wrong with the World (Chesterton G. K.)(Pevná vazba)

The Everlasting Man (Chesterton G. K.)(Paperback)

2014 Reprint of Original 1925 edition. Not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. 'The Everlasting Man' is a work of Christian apologetics first published in 1925. Chesterton intended it to some extent as a deliberate rebuttal to H. G. Wells' 'The Outline of History', disputing Wells'

Complete Father Brown Stories (Chesterton G K)(Paperback / softback)

The character of Father Brown, brought to life by Mark Williams, is based on a real parish priest and the idea that priests, through hearing Confession, know the worst of human nature more than anyone, including the

The Ballad of the White Horse (Chesterton G. K.)(Paperback)

More than a thousand years ago, the ruler of a beleaguered kingdom saw a vision of the Virgin Mary that moved him to rally his chiefs and make a last stand. Alfred the Great freed his realm from Danish invaders in the year 878 with an against-all-odds triumph at the Battle of Ethandune. In this

What I Saw in America - Gilbert Keith Chesterton - e-kniha

eBook:,In 1921, G.K. Chesterton, an Englishman, lectured throughout the United States. The following year, he published this record of his impressions. 'I have never managed to lose my old conviction that travel narrows the mind,' begins Chesterton, giving us some inkling of the aphoristic delights

Doctor Who and the Daleks (Whitaker David)(Paperback / softback)

The mysterious Doctor and his grandaughter Susan are joined by unwilling adventurers Ian Chesterton and Barbara Wright in an epic struggle for survival on an alien

On Essays: Montaigne to the Present (Karshan Thomas)(Paperback)

Montaigne called it a ramble; Chesterton the joke of literature; and Hume an ambassador between the worlds of learning and of conversation. But what is an essay, and how did it emerge as a literary form? What are the continuities and contradictions across its history, from Montaigne's 1580 Essais

The Complete Father Brown Stories (Chesterton G. K.)(Paperback)

All the Father Brown stories from five classic volumes--in one definitive editionWith his cherubic face and unworldly simplicity, his glasses and huge umbrella, Father Brown is one of the most unforgettable characters in literature.The Complete Father Brown Stories brings together all the stories

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes: A Collection of Victorian-Era Detective Stories (Chesterton G. K.)(Paperback)

Enthralled by the adventures of Sherlock Holmes, Victorian readers around the world developed a fascination with eccentric detectives and bizarre crimes. Featuring an international array of authors and characters, this compilation of 16 short stories showcases the best of the mysteries inspired by

Ball: Stories (Ison Tara)(Paperback)

Ball is the thrilling and emotionally provocative debut collection of short fiction by the acclaimed author of the novels Rockaway and A Child Out of Alcatraz and the essay collection Reeling through Life. Ball explores the darker edges of love and sex and death, how they are intimately and often