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Defiant Joy
The Remarkable Life & Impact of G. K. ChestertonBy Kevin BelmonteNarrated by Robertson DeanLength8h 24m
About this audiobook
You may be aware that G. K. Chesterton authored influential Christian biographies and apologetics. But you may not know the larger-than-life Gilbert Keith Chesterton himself―not yet. Equally versed in poetry, novels, literary criticism, and journalism, he addressed politics, culture, and religion with a towering intellect and a soaring wit.
Chesterton engaged his world through the written word. He carried on lively, public discussions with the social commentators of his day, continually challenging them with civility, humility, erudition, and his ever-sharp sense of humor. Today’s reader can find the same treasures, for as Chesterton said, “What a man can believe depends upon his philosophy, not upon the clock or the century.”
In Kevin Belmonte’s fresh new biography, you’ll get to know the real G. K. Chesterton and his literary and cultural accomplishments. A giant of his time, Chesterton continues to live large in the imaginations of twenty-first-century readers.
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Rating★★★★ 4.0 (372)
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GenreBiography and Memoir
Length8 hrs 24 mins
Narrated byRobertson Dean
FormatAudiobook
Publish dateNov 28, 2017
LanguageEnglish
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