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G. K. Chesterton: Twentieth Century Catholic Reformer

This thesis attempts to discover the basis of Chesterton's theories and the link between his religion and politics. The main sources for this paper are the religious and political non-fiction works by Chesterton and his collaborators. The first chapter brings G. K. from his birth in 1874 to 1908 and the publication of Orthodoxy. The second chapter describes his conversion to Roman Catholicism, and the third discusses his distinctive Christian theology. The fourth outlines G. K.'s political solution for Englands economic and social ills and how his theory--distributism-- fit into British intellectual tradition. The conclusion identifies G. K.'s romance with the Middle Ages as the link between his religious beliefs and his political utopia.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc503858
Date08 1900
CreatorsBlackman, Amanda Hasbrouck
ContributorsLowry, Bullitt, 1936-, Johnston, Richard E.
PublisherNorth Texas State University
Source SetsUniversity of North Texas
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis or Dissertation
Formatvi, 123 leaves, Text
RightsPublic, Blackman, Amanda Hasbrouck, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved.

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