The Everlasting Man: The Christian Theology Classic
Author(s): G. K. Chesterton
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About The Everlasting Man
“There are two ways of getting home; and one of them is to stay there. The other is to walk round the whole world till we come back to the same place.”
What is it that makes us, as human beings, uniquely human? This is the question that G.K. Chesterton opens with in The Everlasting Man, his classic exploration of human history, in which he argues in support of human uniqueness and the unique message of the Christian faith.
Writing at a time when social Darwinism was increasingly popular, Chesterton argued that the idea that society has been steadily progressing from a starting point of primitivism towards civilization, and of Jesus Christ as simply another charismatic figure, is completely inaccurate. Chesterton saw in Christianity a rare blending of philosophy and mythology, which he felt satisfies both the mind and the heart.
