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1 online resource (170 pages). |
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Xist Classics |
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Xist classics.
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Print version record. |
| Contents |
I. a discussion somewhat in the air; ii. the religion of the stipendiary magistrate; iii. some old curiosities; iv. a discussion at dawn; v. the peacemaker; vi. the other philosopher; vii. the village of grassley-in-the-hole; viii. an interlude of argument; ix. the strange lady; x. the swords rejoined; xi. a scandal in the village; xii. the desert island; xiii. the garden of peace; xiv. a museum of souls; xv. the dream of macian; xvi. the dream of turnbull; xvii. the idiot; xviii. a riddle of faces; xix. the last parley; xx. dies irae. |
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Book Club Discussion GuideBook Club Discussion Questions. |
| Summary |
When Christianity and Atheism Collide. 'What is the good of words if they aren't important enough to quarrel over? Why do we choose one word more than another if there isn't any difference between them? If you called a woman a chimpanzee instead of an angel, wouldn't there be a quarrel about a word? If you're not going to argue about words, what are you going to argue about? Are you going to convey your meaning to me by moving your ears? The Church and the heresies always used to fight about words, because they are the only thing worth fighting about.' The Ball and the Cross by G.K. Chesterton is a philosophical and religious novel that centers around two main characters with opposite views of the world. One is Professor Lucifer, a convinced atheist; the other is Monk Michael, a Christian apologist. The two engage in a debate about God and materialism. Is there a right or wrong, a black or white? |
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Reconciliation -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- European -- English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
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Reconciliation -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.
(OCoLC)fst01091522
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| Genre/Form |
Humorous fiction.
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Allegories.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Chesterton, G.K. Ball and the Cross. Tustin : Xist Publishing, ©2015 |
| ISBN |
9781681952383 (electronic bk.) |
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1681952386 (electronic bk.) |
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