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The Freedom of the Vow

By Karl Schmude

Karl Schmude discusses Chesterton’s paradoxical understanding of the nature of the vow - that it is a binding promise which is finally liberating for the person who makes...

The Cultural Mind of Christopher Dawson

By Thomas V. Gourlay

Tom Gourlay reviews a recent study of Dawson and stresses the perennial importance and value of his thought.

The Fragility of Freedom

By Gary Furnell

Gary Furnell reviews a recent book on the principle of subsidiarity by the Melbourne businessman and author, Peter Fenwick

Chesterton and the Celtic Punk Musician

By Emily de Rotstein

Emily de Rotstein, Executive Director of The Society of Gilbert Keith Chesterton in America, discusses the impact of Chesterton’s ideas on a present-day Celtic punk musician, Matthew Kelly.

Baptising the Imagination – The Impact of George MacDonald

By Richard Egan

Richard Egan ponders the influence of the 19th century Scottish minister and author, George MacDonald, on Chesterton and C.S. Lewis.

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Article Category: Book review

Chesterton’s Devotion to Mary

Gary Furnell reviews a collection of essays on Chesterton’s spiritual life, especially in relation to Our Lady.

Revisiting Chesterton

The distinguished British author Piers Paul Read recalls the surprising coincidences between his life and Chesterton’s in a review of Ian Ker’s biography of Chesterton.

Chesterton and the Romance of Orthodoxy: The Making of GKC, 1874-1908 by William Oddie

Garry Nieuwkamp reviews this biography of Chesterton, published in 2008, which is of special value for the light it sheds on Chesterton’s early life and his intellectual development.