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Chesterton and the Over-Civilised Culture

By Karl Schmude

Karl Schmude finds new examples of Chesterton’s prediction that modern barbarism would come from over-civilisation rather than the abandonment of civilisation.

Chesterton’s Fence – and the Secular View of Time

By Gary Furnell

Gary Furnell considers the secular impatience with time as akin to Chesterton’s analogy of the fence being pulled down before its purpose is known.

Chesterton’s Other Brother

By Joseph Pearce

Joseph Pearce gives a fresh perspective on Hilaire Belloc as Chesterton’s 'other brother’.

The Chestertons in Children’s Literature

By Gary Furnell

Gary Furnell reviews two children’s books by Nancy Brown which feature Gilbert and Frances Chesterton as characters.

The Spiritual Life of an Atheist

By Karl Schmude

Karl Schmude reflects on the impact of a Benedictine nun on the spiritual life of George Bernard Shaw, a professed atheist.

Two Chesterton Champions – Aidan Mackey and Ray Finnegan

By Karl Schmude

The Australian Chesterton Society pays tribute to the late Chestertonians - Aidan Mackey in England and Ray Finnegan in Australia.

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Issue: Winter 2023

Baptising the Imagination – The Impact of George MacDonald

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

Chesterton and the Celtic Punk Musician

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.

The Fragility of Freedom

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

The Cultural Mind of Christopher Dawson

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

The Freedom of the Vow

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 it.