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| | Description | Dale Ahlquist, the President of the American Chesterton Society, and author of G. K Chesterton -The Apostle of Common Sense, presents a book of wonderful insights on how to "look at the whole world through the eyes of Chesterton". Since, as he says, "Chesterton wrote about everything", there is an ocean of his material to benefit from GKC's insights on a kaleidoscope of many important topics. Chesterton wrote a hundred books on a variety of themes, thousands of essays for London newspapers, penned epic poetry, delighted in detective fiction, drew illustrations, and made everyone laugh by his keen humor. Everyone who knew Chesterton loved him, even those he debated with. His unique writing style that combines philosophy, spirituality, history, humor, and paradox have made him one of the most widely read authors of modern times. As Ahlquist shows in his engaging volume, this most quoted writer of the 20th century has much to share with us on topics covering politics, art, education, wonder, marriage, fads, poetry, faith, charity and much more. | |
| | Product Details | | Author: | Dale Ahlquist | | Paperback: | 316 pages | | Publisher: | Ignatius Press | | Publication Date: | March 31, 2006 | | Language: | English | | ISBN: | 1586171399 | | Product Width: | 0.0 inches | | Product Height: | 0.0 inches | | Package Length: | 7.8 inches | | Package Width: | 5.0 inches | | Package Height: | 0.9 inches | | Package Weight: | 0.75 pounds | | Average Customer Rating: |  based on 19 reviews |
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 Wonderful, thoughtful read May 25, 2010
This is a wonderful introduction to a very thoughtful and amazing man. Ahlquist takes Chesterton's timeless truths and applies them to life today. If you are looking for something completely written by Chesterton, this is probably not the book as Ahlquist's words definitely fill more pages than Chesterton's. If you are looking for a book with a bit of background on Chesterton, this is the book for you. Again, it is a fabulous introduction to a remarkable man.
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 A big disappointment Dec 14, 2009
This book started out well, with Dale Ahlquist doing the expected thing: presenting the thoughts of G. K. Chesterton and illustrating these thoughts with good quotations from G. K. Chesterton.
Somewhere around page 100, though, I realized that Dale Ahlquist had taken over the book! What I now found myself reading was "the rants of Dale Ahlquist" as sporadically supported by cherry-picked citations from G. K. Chesterton. This was especially evident during the chapter on "Feminism." Since Feminism (as opposed to the more general Women's Rights Movements) only came into existence decades after Chesterton's death, he very naturally had nothing to say about it.
I was so dismayed by this development that I threw the book away. In any case, Chesterton is not one of those authors who needs an introduction: pick up any of his books and you'll get to know him right away.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
An excellent read Oct 18, 2009
Common Sense 101: Lessons from G.K. Chesterton
If you do not ask the questions, you cannot get the answers. Chesterton was passionately concerned about the mystery of life and death, good and evil and all the issues that faced the society of his day. In short he was involved. In his search for answers, nothing escaped his interest and his voluminous writings on every topic under the sun defy one's imagination.
Like Chesterton, Dale Ahlquist is a convert and unashamedly wants to show the relevance of Chesterton's wisdom as we try to grapple with the realities of today.
As Dale Ahlquist said in an interview, on publishing this book in 2006, he tried to portray the world through Chesterton's eyes and hoped to give people a new and fresh and, I must admit, refreshing perspective.
Dale Ahlquist has an unbelievable knowledge of his hero's life and writings. Dale writes with eloquence and easy readability.
As most of the other reviewers have already written, this book is an excellent and quotable read.
It reinforces one's interest in Chesterton and is an ideal gift for those who would like to have a challenging and entertaining experience.
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Too much Ahlquist, not enought Chesterton Sep 19, 2009
I wanted to read some Chesterton after working my way through CS Lewis (I had some old paperbacks on my shelves which I'd been meaning to read for years). I mistakenly ordered this one, which is an introduction to the man, rather than selected writings. My mistake - but in retrospect a reasonable first step.
Catch is, the editor (Dale Ahlquist) does two things which I find irritating. Firstly, he gets in the way. I want to know more about Chesterton, instead I read Ahlquist. He quotes from Chesterton but often extrapolates Chesterton's sayings and thoughts without cross-reference. Example: in a section on history, Ahlquist cited the two world wars of the 20th century as being a carry-over from the split between the Catholic church and the Protestant ones. Sounds like nonsense to me, and I didn't see any Chesterton reference to back it up. (Chesterton is, no doubt, also capable of error but I'd expect his to be worth reading).
Secondly Ahlquist somehow always wraps every subject up in a defence on Catholicism. I'm not a catholic; I suspect Chesterton has comments I can still read and understand, and enjoy. Ahlquist hides them, taints them. It's like reading a recipe book and finding every one involves ACME tomatoes. Nothing wrong with ACME tomatoes, just put the sponsor on the cover.
So - Chesterton isn't well served. Buy a selected Chesterton instead. I'm sure the Chesterton is worth it - anyone recommended by CS Lewis is worth it. This book is more for how Chesterton's writings connect to Catholicism. Or for fans of Dale Ahlquist.
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 Awesome! Sep 06, 2009
This book is well-written. The author provides an excellent environment for getting to know G.K. Chesterton and his perspectives on life and faith. This is not fluff reading. It is obvious to me that the author has a deep appreciation and respect for G.K. Chesterton. Previous reviews of this book are accurate. This is my first effort to learn about G.K. Chesterton and I am glad I chose this book.
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