Though he was on the whole a fun loving and gregarious man, during adolescence Chesterton was troubled by thoughts of suicide. In Christianity he found answers to many of the dilemmas and paradoxes of life. Throughout Heretics he provides a very personal critique of contemporary religious notions. His consistently engaging but often wayward humour is mixed liberally with daring flights of fancy and some startling turns of thought. A highly original collection of essays, providing an invaluable contribution to one of the ...
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Though he was on the whole a fun loving and gregarious man, during adolescence Chesterton was troubled by thoughts of suicide. In Christianity he found answers to many of the dilemmas and paradoxes of life. Throughout Heretics he provides a very personal critique of contemporary religious notions. His consistently engaging but often wayward humour is mixed liberally with daring flights of fancy and some startling turns of thought. A highly original collection of essays, providing an invaluable contribution to one of the major debates of the last century - one that continues to exercise leading thinkers in the present one.
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Fine in Fine jacket. Quarter bound cream boards, grey spine with gilt title. Illustrated dust jacket, color graphics, gilt title front and spine, sticker residue on rear. This book is from the library of Orville Swindoll who was a prominent missionary to Argentina. His label is on fly leaf. He was the older brother of Chuck Swindoll. CONDITION: Clean unmarked text, like new condition; slight shelf wear to upper jacket edge. [xviii] 311 pp. Full refund if not satisfied.
