First published 2007
G.K. Chesterton sets out to answer critics who attacked his earlier work "Heretics" for tearing down philosophies without building anything up. He structures this response as a riddle followed by its solution. First, he lays out his private philosophical searching and the questions that drove him. Then he reveals how Christian theology suddenly provided answers to all his speculations. Chesterton does not argue whether Christianity can be believed in general. Instead, he traces his own path to belief step by step. He presents his personal journey as either a convincing demonstration of faith or at minimum a remarkable series of coincidences. The book offers readers both the negative critique and the positive alternative that his earlier critics demanded.
Genres: philosophy, christian, religion, non-fiction
Vibes: intimate, philosophical, thought-provoking
Tropes: personal-journey, philosophical-exploration
Period: 20th-Century, 21st-Century
128 pages · Paperback · CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform