In this Book
- Schall on Chesterton: Timely Essays on Timeless Paradoxes
- Book
- 2010
- Published by: The Catholic University of America Press
summary
In this book of essays, Father James V. Schall, a prolific author himself and a prominent Catholic writer, brings readers to Chesterton through a witty series of original reflections prompted by something Chesterton wrote--timely essays on timeless issues.
Table of Contents
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- Acknowledgments
- p. xv
- The Natural Home of the Human Spirit
- pp. 21-25
- The Philosopher with Two Thoughts
- pp. 29-31
- On the Qualified and Experienced
- pp. 37-40
- On Looking Down at the Stars
- pp. 55-60
- The Ten Thousand Reasons
- pp. 71-76
- Against Pride
- pp. 77-82
- The Christian Ideal
- pp. 83-87
- The Spirit of Chirstmas
- pp. 93-96
- Second Thoughts on Detective Stories
- pp. 97-102
- On the Inability to Blaspheme
- pp. 103-107
- "I Say As Do All Christian Men..."
- pp. 108-112
- "The Way the World Is Going"
- pp. 113-117
- On the Winning of World Wars I and II
- pp. 118-123
- Christmas and the Most Dangerous Toy
- pp. 124-128
- On the Dullness of Chaos
- pp. 134-137
- The Invisible Man
- pp. 138-143
- Wilde and Wilder
- pp. 144-148
- The Horror
- pp. 149-154
- Virtue and Duty
- pp. 155-158
- On Not Wrecking Divine or Secular Things
- pp. 164-168
- Belloc on Chesterton
- pp. 169-174
- The Only Virtue
- pp. 175-179
- The Coming of Christ
- pp. 180-184
- "Woman and the Philosophers"
- pp. 196-202
- The Campaign against the Ten Commandments
- pp. 208-213
- The Dogmas Are Not Dull
- pp. 220-223
- Conclusion
- pp. 224-225
- Bibliography
- pp. 255-258
Additional Information
ISBN
9780813218236
Related ISBN(s)
9780813209630
MARC Record
OCLC
820720053
Pages
288
Launched on MUSE
2013-02-13
Language
English
Open Access
No
Copyright
2000