Common Sense 101 Lessons from Chesterton

by Ahlquist, Dale

• ISBN13: 9781586171391
• ISBN10: 1586171399
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-04-01
• Publisher: Ignatius Press

Summary

Dale Ahlquist, the President of the American Chesterton Society, and author of G. K. Chesterton -The Apostle of Common Sense, presents a book of wonderful insights on how to look at the whole world through the eyes of Chesterton. Since, as he says, Chesterton wrote about everything, there is an ocean of his material to benefit from GKC's insights on a kaleidoscope of many important topics. Chesterton wrote a hundred books on a variety of themes, thousands of essays for London newspapers, penned epic poetry, delighted in detective fiction, drew illustrations, and made everyone laugh by his keen humor. Everyone who knew Chesterton loved him, even those he debated with. His unique writing style that combines philosophy, spirituality, history, humor, and paradox have made him one of the most widely read authors of modern times. As Ahlquist shows in his engaging volume, this most quoted writer of the 20th century has much to share with us on topics covering politics, art, education, wonder, marriage, fads, poetry, faith, charity and much more.

Author Biography

Dale Ahlquist is president of the American Chesterton Society. Through his long running television series, The Apostle of Common Sense, as well as his books and lectures, he has helped bring about a great renewal of interest in the works of G. K. Chesterton. He has authored and contributed to several books on Chesterton, including Common Sense 101: Lessons from G. K. Chesterton, G. K. Chesterton: The Apostle of Common Sense, and In Defense of Sanity: The Best Essays of G. K. Chesterton.

Table of Contents

Preface	9	(2)
Another Introduction to G. K. Chesterton	11	(16)
Wonder	27	(13)
The Riddles of God	40	(13)
The Signature of Man	53	(13)
The Daily Truth	66	(11)
Words about Words	77	(11)
Talking in Rhyme	88	(15)
Uneducating the Educated	103	(13)
Science and Secondary Things	116	(13)
A Short History of History	129
Feminism and Other Fads	14.2	(155)
The ``D'' Word	155	(13)
Puritans and Pagans	168	(13)
The Art of Defending the Christian Faith	181	(14)
The Art of Defending the Catholic Faith	195	(14)
Ten Thousand Reasons	209	(13)
A Sacramental Understanding	222	(13)
Saints and Sinners	235	(18)
Moments Filled with Eternity	253	(12)
Recovering the Lost Art of Common Sense	265	(11)
The Battle Goes On	276	(7)
Bibliography	283