Why study theology through G.K. Chesterton?
Best known as journalist, playwright,novelist and poet, G.K. Chesterton never thought of himself as a theologian. Nevertheless he could not help thinking theologically – even when he was making jokes – and his writings illuminate the profoundest religious themes.
Famous for his intellectual defence of Christian belief in his books Orthodoxy and The Everlasting Man – which helped to convert C.S. Lewis – he rescued Christian truth from becoming a purely academic exercise.

Like Lewis, Chesterton, one of the great converts of the twentieth century, draws us directly into theology through his encounter with the Word of God. A master of Christian apologetics, Chesterton shows us the faith of the Catholic Church as most of us have never seen it before: as “a new continent full of strange flowers and fantastic animals, which is at once wild and hospitable.” Essential reading for anyone who already loves Chesterton, the book is also and more importantly a new kind of introduction to theology. It throws fresh light on the oldest of questions: the existence of God, the nature of man and the Church, the meaning of Christ, and the call to holiness.