Comments on: Review: Orthodoxy by G.K. Chesterton http://atlee.ca/blog/2008/02/14/review-orthodoxy-by-gk-chesterton/ programming, photography, media, and anything else that strikes my fancy Fri, 27 Jan 2012 19:08:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Milton Pividori http://atlee.ca/blog/2008/02/14/review-orthodoxy-by-gk-chesterton/comment-page-1/#comment-31355 Milton Pividori Fri, 29 Feb 2008 19:21:22 +0000 http://atlee.ca/blog/2008/02/14/review-orthodoxy-by-gk-chesterton/#comment-31355 Great! Thank you very much! Great! Thank you very much!

]]> By: chris http://atlee.ca/blog/2008/02/14/review-orthodoxy-by-gk-chesterton/comment-page-1/#comment-31335 chris Fri, 29 Feb 2008 15:40:43 +0000 http://atlee.ca/blog/2008/02/14/review-orthodoxy-by-gk-chesterton/#comment-31335 Hola Milton, I would say that it really depends on what kind of background your friend is coming from. It's hard for me to recommend anything in particular without knowing your friend. The best thing to do is to read a lot of material yourself to see if you find anything that may appeal to him. I haven't read either of the books you mentioned so I'm afraid I can't comment on them. I'm eager to get my hands on more GKC, so hopefully I'll have a chance to read them soon! I notice that the <a href="http://chesterton.org" rel="nofollow">Chesterton Society</a> does have two essays online that seem relevant: <a href="http://chesterton.org/gkc/theologian/whychristian.htm" rel="nofollow">Why I Believe in Christianity</a>, and <a href="http://chesterton.org/gkc/theologian/whycatholic.htm" rel="nofollow">Why I Am A Catholic</a>. You have to keep in mind that Chesterton was writing about 100 years ago, so some of the things he says may seem offensive to us today. If your friend coming from a Christian background and believes in Jesus and the Bible, but hasn't come to believe in the Catholic Church, then I would recommend books of conversion stories. Two that I've read that are very good are: <i>Rome Sweet Home</i> by Scott Hahn, and <i>Surprised by Truth</i> by Patrick Madrid. For someone coming from an atheist or agnostic background, and enjoys philosophy, then Peter Kreeft would be a good choice. I've read several of his books, and have heard good recommendations of his other books from sources I trust, so I have no problem recommending any of his works. You can find a list of his books on his <a href="http://www.peterkreeft.com/books.htm" rel="nofollow">web site</a>. One of his books I've read is <i>Making Choices</i> which is an excellent exploration of morality. C.S. Lewis' <i>Mere Christianity</i> is an excellent introduction to Christianity in general. Hola Milton,

I would say that it really depends on what kind of background your friend is coming from. It’s hard for me to recommend anything in particular without knowing your friend. The best thing to do is to read a lot of material yourself to see if you find anything that may appeal to him.

I haven’t read either of the books you mentioned so I’m afraid I can’t comment on them. I’m eager to get my hands on more GKC, so hopefully I’ll have a chance to read them soon!

I notice that the Chesterton Society does have two essays online that seem relevant: Why I Believe in Christianity, and Why I Am A Catholic. You have to keep in mind that Chesterton was writing about 100 years ago, so some of the things he says may seem offensive to us today.

If your friend coming from a Christian background and believes in Jesus and the Bible, but hasn’t come to believe in the Catholic Church, then I would recommend books of conversion stories. Two that I’ve read that are very good are: Rome Sweet Home by Scott Hahn, and Surprised by Truth by Patrick Madrid.

For someone coming from an atheist or agnostic background, and enjoys philosophy, then Peter Kreeft would be a good choice. I’ve read several of his books, and have heard good recommendations of his other books from sources I trust, so I have no problem recommending any of his works. You can find a list of his books on his web site. One of his books I’ve read is Making Choices which is an excellent exploration of morality.

C.S. Lewis’ Mere Christianity is an excellent introduction to Christianity in general.

]]> By: Milton Pividori http://atlee.ca/blog/2008/02/14/review-orthodoxy-by-gk-chesterton/comment-page-1/#comment-31332 Milton Pividori Fri, 29 Feb 2008 14:16:44 +0000 http://atlee.ca/blog/2008/02/14/review-orthodoxy-by-gk-chesterton/#comment-31332 I am looking for a book for a friend of mine. He's not believer, and I would like to show him some good reasons to be one. I was looking in the <a href="http://chesterton.org/discover/bibliography.html" rel="nofollow">bibliography of Chesterton</a>. I found those I think are interesting: The Catholic Church and Conversion The Thing: Why I am a Catholic Suggestions? I am looking for a book for a friend of mine. He’s not believer, and I would like to show him some good reasons to be one. I was looking in the bibliography of Chesterton. I found those I think are interesting:

The Catholic Church and Conversion
The Thing: Why I am a Catholic

Suggestions?

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