Heretics by Gilbert K. Chesterton. Heretics is a collection of 20 essays originally published by G. K. Chesterton in 1905. In his first essay, Chesterton describes his understanding of the words Orthodox and Heretic as they apply to, and have changed in, the modern period. Chesterton argues that in modernity, "The word 'orthodoxy' not only no longer means being right; it practically means being wrong". He continues to write that society no longer tolerates a man's life philosophy or religion, yet is increasingly absorbed in "art for art's sake". Nothing more strangely indicates an enormous and silent evil of modern society than the extraordinary use which is made nowadays of the word "orthodox." In former days the heretic was proud of not being a heretic. It was the kingdoms of the world and the police and the judges who were heretics. He was orthodox. He had no pride in having rebelled against them; they had rebelled against him. The armies with their cruel security, the kings with their cold faces, the decorous processes of State, the reasonable processes of law-all these like sheep had gone astray.

Media	Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released	June 11, 2018
ISBN13	9781721002153
Publishers	Createspace Independent Publishing Platf
Pages	82
Dimensions	216 × 280 × 4 mm · 213 g
Language	English

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