The Well and the Shallows: Catholic Apologetic Essays Defending Orthodox Truth Against Modern Skepticism and Secular Fashion - Couverture souple

Chesterton, G.K.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 8028341306 ISBN 13 : 9788028341305

Editeur : Sharp Ink, 2023

Synopsis

The Well and the Shallows is one of G.K. Chesterton's late collections of Catholic apologetic essays, a vigorous defense of permanent truth against what he saw as the thin fashions of modern skepticism. Written in his characteristic style—paradoxical, comic, combative, and unexpectedly lyrical—the book turns journalism into metaphysical argument. Its title captures the central contrast: the deep "well" of Catholic tradition set against the "shallows" of contemporary relativism, materialism, and political cant. Chesterton, already celebrated as novelist, poet, critic, and creator of Father Brown, entered the Roman Catholic Church in 1922 after a long intellectual pilgrimage. That conversion sharpened, rather than narrowed, his imagination. In this book, the mature Chesterton draws upon decades of controversy, friendships, public debate, and literary combat, writing as a man convinced that orthodoxy liberates the mind from the prisons of fashion. This volume is recommended to readers interested in Christian apologetics, twentieth-century English prose, or the moral crises of modernity. It is especially rewarding for those who enjoy argument conducted with wit, generosity, and intellectual daring.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Sharp Ink
• Date d'édition: 2023
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 8028341306
• ISBN 13: 9788028341305
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 136
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