The Dispatch
A new appreciation for the “Prince of Paradox”
ABCs of the Christian Life is an introduction to Chesterton for people who haven’t read him, or a kind of synthesis for those who have and […]
Chesterton
The Dispatch
Joseph Pearce reflects on his “dramatic verse tapestry” about two “war poets”
For the past two decades, since the publication of Wisdom and Innocence: A Life of G.K. Chesterton, Joseph Pearce has established himself as a leading biographer of Christian novelists, poets, authors, and intellectuals. He has written […]
Features
Further thoughts on Luther, the Reformation—and G. K. Chesterton
So, I took some heat from my previous article on the Reformation—“The Bible, the Reformation, and G.K. Chesterton”—because I implied that the Reformation was started by Protestants. Apparently I did not spend enough time attacking […]
The Dispatch
Chastity vs. Tyrannical Sex
G.K. Chesterton got a lot of things right. Here’s one: “The moment sex ceases to be a servant it becomes a tyrant.” Evidence for the destructive consequences of tyrannical sex abounds in wrecked relationships, wrecked […]
Ecclesia et Civitas
Does American exceptionalism still have something to offer the world?
People say the United States is different from other countries, but how, and what does it mean? A basic distinction is that it is a comparatively new country governed by the oldest secular revolutionary government […]
The Dispatch
The Bible, the Reformation, and G.K. Chesterton
“I suppose it will take centuries to unwind the coil of confusion and stupidity, which began when the Reformers quite irrationally separated the Bible from the Church.” Although G.K. Chesterton is admired by both Protestants […]
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How do we teach beauty?
When the subject of Chesterton Academy comes up, as it often seems to do when I am talking to people, I am asked about what is distinctive about a “classical” education. I answer that the three main […]