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The Three Apologies of G.K. Chesterton

Heretics, Orthodoxy & The Everlasting Man

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The Three Apologies of G.K. Chesterton

By: G. K. Chesterton
Narrated by: Henry Schrader
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The three great apologies of G.K. Chesterton in one volume: Heretics, Orthodoxy, and The Everlasting Man.

Gilbert Keith Chesterton has become synonymous with modern Christian apologetics. But his impact goes beyond just those interested in a defense of Christian thought. His writings have influenced such diverse authors as C.S. Lewis, Marshall McLuhan, and Jorge Luis Borges, and remains a subtle and unseen presence in contemporary Catholic thought. At his funeral, Ronald Knox said "All of this generation has grown up under Chesterton's influence so completely that we do not even know when we are thinking Chesterton."

Before his conversion from atheism to knowing God, C.S. Lewis, the author of Mere Christianity and The Great Divorce, said "In reading Chesterton, as in reading MacDonald, I did not know what I was letting myself in for. A young man who wishes to remain a sound atheist cannot be too careful of his reading. There are traps everywhere."

Public Domain (P)2020 Mockingbird Press Apologetics Catholicism Christianity Theology
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I believe this narrator captures the essence of Chesterton's words. The narration is rather impressive and engaging.

I need not speak of Chesterton's work in much detail. But these three works contain essential apologetics in regard to understanding the character of today's age. Truly he is C.S. Lewis's predecessor in unraveling the metanarratives that bind the common man of today.

A classic read well by a good narrator

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G.K. Chesterton has a broad appeal. His cantankerous and brilliant wit and his Christian convictions shine with a very human yet steely resolve in his watertight prose to make him one of the great essayists, a strong influence on Jorge Luis Borges himself. Intellectual but accessible, Chesterton is a marvel, far better than manufactured projects like Oscar Wilde and Mark Twain. Henry Schrader's uncanny narration makes the experience even more pleasurable. Schrader is one to keep an eye (or, ear) on. This is one of my top 5 "finds" on Audible. Enormously impressive!

A Rare Find - Great Wit, Superb Narration

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I loved it.. If you,v like C,s Lewis... this was one of his favorite writers, you can definitely see how GK had inspired so much of his style of writing.
The book narrates with irony and reductios ad absurdum the folly of unbelief,,

A good deal, 3great books for the price of one!

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In terms of its content, Heretics is classic Chesterton, although it is a bit more tedious than some of his other works. Unless you are well aware of important British literary figures of the late 19th and early 20th centuries--and appreciate their influence on English culture-- it will be a difficult read.

Having said that, the main object of my critique here is not the content but the narrator. Several reviewers have held him up as an excellent narrator, but I must demur. I do think he has a pleasant voice, and his style of delivery is engaging enough. However, I do not believe that he is equal to the task of reading this particular work. He mispronounces more than his fair share of words, and these mistakes quickly become distracting. In my opinion, literature of this rank warrants a narrator who is more self-aware, conscientious, and linguistically qualified.

Somewhat lacking

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