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The Everlasting Man

The Everlasting Man

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PhilosophyGeneral ChristianityGeneral World History

Publisher Price: $18.99

ISBN10: 9361426893
ISBN13: 9789361426896
Publisher: Double 9 Books
Published: Feb 1 2024
Pages: 218
Weight: 0.62
Height: 0.50 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
G. K. Chesterton wrote The Everlasting Man as a Christian apologetics work. It is a rebuttal to H. G. Wells' The Outline of History, which questions Wells' representations of human life, civilization, and Jesus Christ. Chesterton's work depicts humanity's spiritual path, with a concentration on Western civilization. The work is divided into two halves, On the Creature Called Man and On the Man Called Christ. In the first section, Chesterton contends that humans are fundamentally different from other creatures. In the second half, he argues that Jesus and Christianity go beyond mere human leadership and religion, emphasizing their miraculous and unusual nature. C. S. Lewis commended The Everlasting Man with influencing his intellectual conversion to Christianity, calling it the best popular argument he knew. The book had a tremendous impact on Christian theology and apologetics, offering a persuasive case for Christianity's long-term significance and uniqueness in the face of modern skepticism.

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