The Everlasting Man, G. K. Chesterton
The Everlasting Man, G. K. Chesterton
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The Everlasting Man

Author: G. K. Chesterton

Narrator: Derek Perkins

Unabridged: 10 hr 39 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/03/2015

Synopsis

Highly influential in C. S. Lewis’ conversion from atheism to Christianity, The Everlasting Man continues to inspire new generations of readers.Considered by many to be Chesterton’s greatest masterpiece, this book declares his comprehensive view of world history as informed by the Incarnation. Retelling mankind’s story from the very beginning, he shows how all human desires are fulfilled in the person of Christ and Christ’s church. With his characteristic brilliance and irony, he argues that Christianity is not just a religion to stand beside other religions, for the fact of the Incarnation sets it apart.One of the most original and controversial theological works ever written, The Everlasting Man offers a commanding perspective of world history and aims to restore our sense of wonder in the universe, our God, and ourselves.

About G. K. Chesterton

Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874–1936) published numerous works which include compilations of his voluminous journalism, novels, biographies, histories, criticism, Christian apologetics, poetry, and plays. Many of his novels have the genuine marks of genius. His books on Dickens (for whom he had a considerable affinity) and Saint Thomas Aquinas are considered classics in their fields.

About Derek Perkins

Derek Perkins is a professional narrator and voice actor. He has earned numerous AudioFile Earphones Awards and the prestigious Audie Award for Best Narration, as well as numerous Society of Voice Arts nominations. AudioFile magazine named him a Best Voice consecutively in 2014, 2015, and 2016. Augmented by a knowledge of three foreign languages and a facility with accents, he has narrated numerous titles in a wide range of fiction and nonfiction genres.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Fr.Bill on July 25, 2007

Men and women have become Christians solely from reading this one book. If you are not a Christian, beware this book. It will possibly convert you. If it does not, then it will probably irreparably harden your heart. A book to save you eternally or to damn you to hell forever. Amazing.......more

Goodreads review by Edward on July 22, 2008

Was Jesus the son of God? I think one of the most fascinating attempts to answer that question was mounted in the early 20th century by the two famous friends and literary rivals HG Wells and GK Chesterton, respectively the agnostic extraordinaire and the Catholic par excellence. For Wells, so empha......more

Goodreads review by Jonathan on January 19, 2014

The Everlasting Man is not your typical Christian apologetics classic. I say this because G.K. Chesterton is not aiming to write a pure 'defence of the faith' as it were, but to write a work that better explores the relationship of Christianity to history. It has become something of a fashionable st......more

Goodreads review by Michael on May 04, 2024

This is the first book I've read by noted Catholic author, G. K. Chesterton. His intent in this book is to show, by rationality and logic, how one can arrive at a belief in God and His Church -- how man is a unique creation --- separate and apart in some special beyond that of animals; and to show t......more

Goodreads review by Cindy on December 09, 2021

This is a five star book but I probably only got three stars worth this time around. I will return until I wrong all 5 stars out of it!......more

Quotes

“I read Chesterton’s Everlasting Man and for the first time saw the whole Christian outline of history set out in a form that seemed to me to make sense.” C. S. Lewis, New York Times bestselling author

“A great carillonade of Christian verities.” National Review, “100 Best Nonfiction Books of the Century”

“Probably the best Chesterton has written. It is so rich in good sense, wit, and in plain, profound and cheerful truth that almost every page deserves a review to itself.” Spectator

“[In] the mood of clarity the author creates for us…Mr. Chesterton performs a miracle which comes well in this sophisticated age of scorn.” Boston Transcript

“Here, as so often in Chesterton, we sense a lived, awakened faith. All that he writes derives from a keen intellect guided by the heart’s own knowledge.” Amazon.com

“Derek Perkins’s accessible delivery perfectly suits this dense work, which is said to have converted C. S. Lewis to Christianity from atheism. Although written in 1925, The Everlasting Man sounds surprisingly contemporary. Perkins’ style deftly captures Chesterton’s quest to identify what, if anything, makes a human uniquely human. Audio is the ideal format to fully appreciate Chesterton’s complexity…Listeners will be pleased to hear that the wit and wisdom found in the author’s Father Brown mysteries are also present here.” AudioFile

Awards

  • National Review’s 100 Best Nonfiction Books of the Century
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