You are invited to attend our next monthly meeting to be held on Friday, January 10th from 4:00pm to 5:30pm. We will be discussing “The Inner Necessity of Paradox in Chesterton’s Humble Orthodoxy” by Thomas Möllenbeck from the Summer 2024 issue entitled “Paradoxes of Faith” (Volume 51.2). The article can be downloaded from here.
Here are excerpt from the Introduction to the issue:
G. K. Chesterton’s distinctive writing style is highly enjoyable to many and highly irritating to some, but it is not merely a matter of style. In “The Inner Necessity of Paradox in Chesterton’s Humble Orthodoxy,” Thomas Möllenbeck shows how understanding the artistry of Chesterton’s writing involves “understanding the paradox of the artist.” It is true that Chesterton frequently uses paradox as a way of revealing the received opinion of his intellectual milieu as the vulgar error it is. But more than this, paradox permeated Chesterton’s own life. It was the self-contradictory accusations of the atheist against the Church that first opened for him the mystery of the faith. The comedic nature of his writing is revelatory of his theological and metaphysical convictions: his humor is not the opposite of sincerity; it is in fact a testament to his orthodoxy.
We will meet in the Kateri Room located at St. Michael’s Church, 240 Hemlock Street, Waterloo, Ontario. Use the east side parking lot and enter by the rear doors. Walk up the stairs. The Kateri Room is on your right before you enter the church proper.
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