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The Three Apologies of G.K. Chesterton
- Heretics, Orthodoxy & The Everlasting Man
- Narrated by: Henry Schrader
- Length: 23 hrs and 37 mins
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Summary
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."
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- LMC
- 27-01-23
Quirky and brilliant
Chesterton's three masterworks of non fiction are presented in an unexpected but brilliant performance. Heretics and Orthodoxy, while they are deeply thought-provoking, are wry, biting and thoroughly entertaining sets of essays. The Everlasting Man is perhaps Chesterton's major statement (one that was a great influence on CS Lewis), though GKC can't help but be amusing in his style of writing. As the texts are in the public domain, recordings of these books abound on Audible. The most obvious choice for me would be a good English narrator, but all of the samples I tried underwhelmed me. I took a risk with this reading by the American Henry Schrader, and am very glad I did so. On paper, this reading should infuriate me. Schrader never seems to read a proper noun without mangling its pronunciation (my favourite is his enunciation of my national poet's name, 'Mister WB Yeeets'). However, Schrader's dry American accent is the perfect vehicle Chesterton's arid wit, and I came to relish his mispronunciations as a disregard for convention that would have amused their author. Of the three books, The Everlasting Man lends itself least to the audio format, so I suggest acquiring a hard copy as well. Highly recommended.
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- Niel
- 19-10-22
Performance made it sometimes hard to understand
Great content. I didn't enjoy the reading very much. Often the emphasis and meter was such that the meaning of the sentence was lost
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