The Universe and Mr Chesterton FormbyThe Bibles opening words In the beginninglater echoed in St. Johns Gospelsuggest an affinity between the Christian project of saving the world and the philosophical project of understanding it. Philosophy too ponders the beginnings, the principles of our knowledge and our universe. Although G. K. Chesterton was hardly a professional philosopher, he did turn a particularly alert mind to those beginningsnot with treatises on metaphysics or ethics, but
they discover something more important than their presents
De La Torre breaks down Lewis perennial classic chapter-by-chapter
he writes: "If Thou wilt give me the time I would like to hold a long conversation with Thee-but I cannot
These authors donÔÇÖt just tell their stories ÔÇö they also give you an insiderÔÇÖs view of the fatal weaknesses in the creeds and belief systems that beckon unwary Catholics every day: Fundamentalism
fortune-tellers and astrologers are so widespread today
Pointing out objections also helps believers respond more persuasively in discussions with non-Catholic friends
links the two ways in which the mind arrives at the truth
What do the Sacraments have in common
and the silent carpenter Joseph
the reality is eminently positive and it fills us with hope
and are to be found in ancient documents of the Church and in the books of the sacred liturgy
utterly alone and still claiming to myself that I was anti-Catholic
