The Everlasting Man

by G. K. Chesterton

Overview

'The Everlasting Man' is one of G. K. Chesterton's most respected works, a witty, imaginative and sincere attempt to justify the life of Jesus as a pivotal moment in the history of human spirituality. Dividing the book into two parts, Chesterton looks first at early 'cave men' and the ensuing development of pagan civilization, claiming that such societies effectively separated myth and philosophy. By contrast, in the second part of the book he demonstrates that, following the Crucifixion, these tendencies were successfully combined in the Christian religion. The result is a must-read ideological defence of Christianity, a book described by C. S. Lewis as among the most influential he had ever encountered.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781908388247
Publisher:	Aziloth Books
Publication date:	07/15/2011
Series:	Parchment Books
Pages:	178
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.38(d)

About the Author

Widely known as the "Prince of Paradox," G. K. Chesterton was one of the most influential English writers and thinkers of the 20th century. Chesterton's prodigious talents embraced a wide range of subjects, from philosophy and religion to detective fiction and fantasy. And while his writings are light and whimsical, they are filled with direct and honest truths.

Table of Contents

Prefatory Note

The Plan Of This Book

Part I: On the Creature Called Man

I. The Man in the Cave

II. Professors and Prehistoric Men

III. The Antiquity of Civilisation

IV. God and Comparative Religion

V. Man and Mythologies

VI. The Demons and the Philosophers

VII. The War of the Gods and Demons

VIII. The End of the World

Part II: On the Man Called Christ

I. The God in the Cave

II. The Riddles of the Gospel

III. The Strangest Story in the World

IV. The Witness of the Heretics

V. The Escape from Paganism

VI. The Five Deaths of the Faith

Conclusion: The Summary Of This Book

Appendix I. On Prehistoric Man

Appendix II. On Authority and Accuracy