Whereas Orthodoxy detailed Chesterton's own spiritual journey, in this book he tries to illustrate the spiritual journey of humanity, or at least of Western civilization.Ĭonsidered to be Chesteron's finest work, he traces evolution not in terms of biology, but in terms of civilization. Wells' Outline of History, disputing Wells' portrayals of human life and civilization as a seamless development from animal life and of Jesus Christ as merely another charismatic figure.

Originally published in 1925, it is to some extent a deliberate rebuttal of H. The Everlasting Man is a two-part history of civilization, Christ, and Christianity, by G. What makes Christianity so different is that it tells of the story of the true man, the final man, the everlasting man, who came down in history and transformed it. What truly gives man his dignity is the fact that he is so different from the beasts. Lewis, Chesterton shows that once man is reduced to animal, history becomes utterly meaningless. In The Everlasting Man, a humorous defense of Christianity which inspired C.S. Why not engage the same subject matter Wells had taken up, but from a perspective fully appreciative of the unique place Christianity held in human history? The result is The Everlasting Man.' ~From Kevin Belmonte's Introduction Wells wrote a two-volume work which became a best-seller, The Outline of History. 6: The Five Deaths of the Faith (32.“In 1920, H.G. 3: The Strangest Story in the World (30Mb) 7: The War of the Gods and Demons (41.8Mb) 3: The Antiquity of Civilisation (23.8Mb) 2: Professors and Prehistoric Men (44.3Mb)

Conclusion: The Summary of This Book (28.7Mb).

Appendix 2: On Authority and Accuracy (3.2Mb).

Prefatory Note and Introduction: The Plan of This Book (27.2Mb).

You have to give in to the Chestertonian style, but if you do, be careful - you might just be converted.' The author Ross Douthat credits that, 'Chesterton's somewhat loosey-goosey outline of history doubles as the best modern argument for Christianity I've ever read. Chesterton detailed his own spiritual journey in Orthodoxy, but in this book he tries to illustrate the spiritual journey of humanity, or at least of Western civilisation. Wells' The Outline of History, disputing Wells' portrayals of human life and civilisation as a seamless development from animal life and of Jesus Christ as merely another charismatic figure. It is, to some extent, a deliberate rebuttal of H. The Everlasting Man is a Christian apologetics book written by G. (For a different start date, just change the YYMMDD date in the URL for a different number of days between episodes, change the number

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