The Chesterton Society
THE CHESTERTON SOCIETY was founded in England in 1974, the centenary of the birth of Gilbert Keith Chesterton, to promote the understanding of his stature and continuing relevance.
This website is part of that continuing effort; it is at present in a basic and minimal form, and we hope to develop it in the future.
For the present, it gives details of how to join the society, of our most recent major event (a one-day conference on a little understood subject, ‘The Holiness of G.K.Chesterton’), and an introductory anthology of Chesterton’s works, which we hope will give some idea of the range and power of one of the great minds of the twentieth century.
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Conference 2011
The Prophetic Voice of G. K. Chesterton
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A one day conference to be held on Saturday July 2 at the Catholic Chaplaincy, St Aldates, Oxford, at 10 a.m.
The speakers will be
Lynette Burrows,
Dale Ahlquist,
Ian Ker
and William Oddie.
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The Holiness Of G. K. Chesterton
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Edited by William Oddie
G. K. Chesterton was one of the most provocative and well-loved English writers of the 20th century.
Renowned for his journalism and as an essayist, he was the author of around eighty books, some two hundred short stories, four thousand essays and several plays.
His writing ranged from fiction and poetry, to history, philosophy, political, social and literary criticism, theology and Catholic apologetics.
His works reflect a life that was filled with wonder and joy, a constancy in fighting for the Christian faith in a world losing belief, a lifelong devotion to the Blessed Virgin and his love for all men, especially the poor.
But are these grounds for considering him for canonisation?
The late Cardinal Emmett Carter described G K Chesterton, on the fiftieth anniversary of his death, as one of those ‘holy lay persons’ who have exercised a truly prophetic role within the Church and the world.
Click here to find out more about this new release, including the Table of Contents and the full text of the Introduction, by Dr William Oddie.
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