As 2025 marks the centenary of publication of a Chesterton classic, The Everlasting Man (1925), the theme of this year’s Australian Chesterton Conference is “The Everlasting Chesterton”.
Various speakers will focus on subjects related to Chesterton’s interests and accomplishments which reveal the enduring importance of his insights – as a Christian philosopher and historian, an educational thinker, a journalist, and a cultural and political critic.
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G.K.’s Weekly – The Success of a Beautiful Failure – Luca Fumagalli unfolds the history of the weekly journal that Chesterton edited, and considers its enduring importance for the values it proclaimed.
Capturing the Character of Chesterton – Karl Schmude praises Nancy Brown’s insights into how Chesterton combined charity towards opponents with intellectual integrity and courage.
And much more …
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