G. K. Chesterton

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Saint Thomas Aquinas (MP3-Download)

Ungekürzte Lesung. 339 Min.

Sprecher: Hastings, John

Beschreibung

'He did not ask to be born into a time of philosophical disarray. But having been born into it, he met it like a man.' Originally published in 1933, Saint Thomas Aquinas is a lively and entertaining portrait of one of the most significant Christian thinkers in history. Effortlessly blending biography, philosophy and humour, Chesterton recounts with great imaginative depth the renowned Italian priest and theologist, Thomas Aquinas. Known as the 'Angelic Doctor', Aquinas was not just a scholar, but a passionate intellectual who was deeply in love with truth and natural theology. With his usual witty prose, Chesterton elegantly explores Aquinas's synthesis of faith and reason, his battles against heresy and his long-standing impact on Western thought and ideology. A spirited celebration of Aquinas and his work, Saint Thomas Aquinas remains one of Chesterton's most passionate and fascinating non-fiction works. This audiobook edition is expertly narrated by John Hastings. Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874 – 1936) was an English novelist, philosopher, journalist and critic. A Christian apologist, he is famed for creating the fictional priest-detective Father Brown. His writing was also renowned for his sense of humour: known as 'the prince of paradox', Chesterton often turned common sayings upside down. Admired by several of his literary contemporaries, Chesterton's work is still widely read today.

Autor

Gilbert Keith Chesterton, (29 May 1874 - 14 June 1936), was an English writer, poet, philosopher, dramatist, journalist, orator, lay theologian, biographer, and literary and art critic. Chesterton is often referred to as the "prince of paradox".Time magazine has observed of his writing style: "Whenever possible Chesterton made his points with popular sayings, proverbs, allegories-first carefully turning them inside out. Chesterton is well known for his fictional priest-detective Father Brown,[5] and for his reasoned apologetics. Even some of those who disagree with him have recognised the wide appeal of such works as Orthodoxy and The Everlasting Man.[4][6] Chesterton routinely referred to himself as an "orthodox" Christian, and came to identify this position more and more with Catholicism, eventually converting to Catholicism from High Church Anglicanism. George Bernard Shaw, his "friendly enemy", said of him, "He was a man of colossal genius."[4] Biographers have identified him as a successor to such Victorian authors as Matthew Arnold, Thomas Carlyle, Cardinal John Henry Newman, and John Ruskin. Chesterton was born in Campden Hill in Kensington, London, the son of Marie Louise, née Grosjean, and Edward Chesterton.[8][9] He was baptised at the age of one month into the Church of England,[10] though his family themselves were irregularly practising Unitarians.[11]According to his autobiography, as a young man Chesterton became fascinated with the occultand, along with his brother Cecil, experimented with Ouija boards.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: SNR Audio
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. August 2025
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781805369738
• Artikelnr.: 75763909