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    The Everlasting Man
    The Everlasting Man
    The Everlasting Man
    Audiobook11 hours

    The Everlasting Man

    Written by G. K. Chesterton

    Narrated by John Franklyn-Robbins

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    Few people had a more profound effect on Christianity in the 20th century than G. K. Chesterton. The Everlasting Man, written in response to an anti-Christian history of humans penned by H.G. Wells, is considered Chesterton's masterpiece. In it, he explains Christ's place in history, asserting that the Christian myth carries more weight than other mythologies for one simple reason-it is the truth.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRecorded Books, Inc.
    Release dateAug 26, 2011
    ISBN9781461809791
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    G. K. Chesterton

    G.K. Chesterton was an English writer, philosopher, and theologian who lived and wrote at the turn of the 20th century. He was a prolific writer, producing fiction and nonfiction along with essays, poetry, and plays. Chesterton is best known for his creation of the priest-detective character Father Brown and for his book Orthodoxy which has become a classic of Christian apologetics.

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    4.5/5

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    Readers find this title to be a good book with ideas that are still applicable today. The author's ability to connect different parts of the book is appreciated. The mix of historical and philosophical critique, along with witty and eloquent expressions, makes readers smile. Fans of CS Lewis and Mere Christianity will love this book. It debunks popular ideas and shows the silliness of considering humans as just animals or Jesus as just a man. The book highlights the uniqueness of humans and the importance of Jesus as more than just a wise teacher.

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    • 5/5
      C.S. Lewis recommended this book more than any other.
    • 4/5
      Chesterton had a gift to say in 15 words that which could be said with 3, and yet he is worth reading for the nuggets buried in those words.
      This is a good book whose ideas apply today as they did in 1925. I also like how Chesterton connects the dots between the first and second half of the book, particularly in the first chapter of the second part.
      If you are struggling to get through the first part as I was, stick with it because it will all make sense in the second part.
    • 5/5
      If you like CS Lewis and Mere Christianity, you will love this book. It is wise and witty, eloquently expressed, and timeless. It debunks ideas that are still popular, that humans are just animals and that Jesus was just a man. Chesterton shows how silly these statements are. Even the author of the recent bestseller Sapiens marveled at the "cognitive revolution" made us suddenly different from the Neanderthals who had larger brains. It is a miracle that we are so different from the animals for good and ill. Regarding Jesus as merely a wise teacher is even foolish. Can you say you are God, the creator and judge of all and calmly sure for that belief and be safe if it isn't true? Do insane people preach the Sermon on the Mount?
    • 5/5
      mix of historical and philosophical critique with similations that makes you smile.