The Everlasting Man
by G.K. Chesterton | Book Summary
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Author: G.K. Chesterton
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When we do examine these things from a fresh perspective, some ideas start to appear very strange. In particular, two claims appear unusual:
When you really dig into the nature of humanity, you see that this wandering, wondering, creative, rational race, when likened to animals, only demonstrates how dissimilar we really are. Likewise, when we examine Christ and His nature, we see that He is, quite unequivocally, unlike any other man who ever lived, and the religious history of the church He founded is "the strangest story in the world" (p. 262). |
G.K. Chesterton was a British philosopher, theologian, cultural critic, and Christian apologist, who wrote his major works in the first half of the twentieth century. His most renowned works are his books of apologetics (Orthodoxy and The Everlasting Man) and his fictional "Father Brown" series about a Roman Catholic priest turned detective.
Chesterton's influence on popular 20th and 21st-century Christian thought cannot be overstated. His work inspired a generation of apologists and had a particular influence on the work of C.S. Lewis. Chesterton's influence spread beyond the Christian community, though, making a marked impact on writers like Terry Pratchett, Jorges Luis Borges, and Mahatma Gandhi. He died at his home in Buckinghamshire in 1936. He was 62.
The Everlasting Man
by G.K. Chesterton
[ Book Summary ]
| Author | G.K. Chesterton |
| Publisher | Martino Fine Books |
| Date | 1925 |
| Pages | 236 |
Overview:
As modern persons, it is very easy to take much of our received wisdom for granted. We go about our lives without fully examining the nature of man or the objectives and effects of the physical sciences, the social sciences, and our religions.
When we do examine these things from a fresh perspective, some ideas start to appear very strange. In particular, two claims appear unusual:
- Man is an animal like any other animal.
- Christ is a man just like any other man.
When you really dig into the nature of humanity, you see that this wandering, wondering, creative, rational race, when likened to animals, only demonstrates how dissimilar we really are. Likewise, when we examine Christ and His nature, we see that He is, quite unequivocally, unlike any other man who ever lived, and the religious history of the church He founded is "the strangest story in the world" (p. 262).
G.K. Chesterton was a British philosopher, theologian, cultural critic, and Christian apologist, who wrote his major works in the first half of the twentieth century. His most renowned works are his books of apologetics (Orthodoxy and The Everlasting Man) and his fictional "Father Brown" series about a Roman Catholic priest turned detective.
Chesterton's influence on popular 20th and 21st-century Christian thought cannot be overstated. His work inspired a generation of apologists and had a particular influence on the work of C.S. Lewis. Chesterton's influence spread beyond the Christian community, though, making a marked impact on writers like Terry Pratchett, Jorges Luis Borges, and Mahatma Gandhi. He died at his home in Buckinghamshire in 1936. He was 62.