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Gilbert Keith Chesterton’s “The Everlasting Man” responds to H. G. Wells’ secular “Outline of History” by presenting a Catholic apologetic outline of human history. Chesterton argues that human beings possess a unique dignity among animals, and that Christ and the Church hold a singular, enduring place among religions and philosophies. Written in Chesterton’s characteristic wit and symbolic style, the book is intended as an accessible overview rather than a scholarly treatise, appealing to readers familiar with his earlier works such as “Orthodoxy” and “Heretics.”
First publish date: 1953
Genre: Religion & Spirituality/Christianity
Authors: Gilbert Keith Chesterton
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