Australian Chesterton Society
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The Monarchy – A Chesterton Perspective
By Karl Schmude
Karl Schmude reflects on the meaning and purpose of the monarchy following Queen Elizabeth II’s death and relates it to Chesterton’s thoughts on the distribution of power in...
Chesterton and the Personality of Government
By Gary Furnell
Gary Furnell explores Chesterton’s ideas on the differences between personal and impersonal government.
The Rise of a Chesterton Italy
By Karl Schmude
Karl Schmude discusses the impact of Chesterton’s ideas on the new Italian Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni.
By Gary Furnell
Gary Furnell reviews a collection of essays on Chesterton’s spiritual life, especially in relation to Our Lady.
The Statue of Mary that Chesterton Bought
By Karl Schmude
In Christendom in Dublin (1933), the second of two books Chesterton wrote on Ireland, he recalls a story he heard long ago in Donegal. It told of a meeting in...
The Large Nation that was Chesterton
By Karl Schmude
The Norwegian scholar Geir Hasnes has published a three-volume bibliography of Chesterton’s vast writings, which Karl Schmude finds as approaching the literary output of a large nation.
Chesterton – The Great Detective: Report on the 2022 Australian Chesterton Conference
By Australian Chesterton Society
After a two-year COVID-related gap, the Australian Chesterton Society resumed its pattern of annual conferences - on Saturday, October 22, at Campion College in Sydney. The 16th national conference...
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The Australian Chesterton Society is a national association devoted to fostering an appreciation of G.K. Chesterton’s writings and the value of his thought in contemporary Australia.