The Ball and the Cross

Name: The Ball and the Cross
Brand: Findaway
Availability: InStock
Author: G. K. Chesterton
ISBN: 9781802561401

Author: G. K. Chesterton

Narrator: James Harrington

Unabridged: 7 hr 29 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Interactive Media

Published: 10/29/2024

Categories: Fiction, Science Fiction, Action & Adventure

Synopsis

Professor Lucifer and a monk named Michael debate about rationalism and religion followed by even more heated interaction with an atheist Socialist named Turnbull. The symbolism of the title refers to a worldly and rationalist worldview represented by a ball or sphere, and the cross representing Christianity.

About G. K. Chesterton

G. K. Chesterton (1874-1936) was one of the most influential English writers of the twentieth century. His prolific and diverse output included journalism, philosophy, poetry, biography,Christian apologetics, fantasy, and detective fiction. Chesterton is well known for his reasoned apologetics, and even those who disagree with him have recognized the universal appeal of such works as Orthodoxy and The Everlasting Man. Chesterton routinely referred to himself as an "orthodox" Christian and came to identify such a position with Catholicism more and more, eventually converting to Roman Catholicism. George Bernard Shaw, Chesterton's "friendly enemy" according to Time magazine, said of him, "He was a man of colossal genius."

Reviews

Goodreads review by Suzannah Rowntree on February 07, 2017

Chesterton’s novels almost stand in a genre of their own. Heavily philosophical, wildly allegorical, unapologetically adventurous, and comically surreal, it can be difficult even to describe them. And of them all, perhaps The Ball and the Cross is the most peculiar; which might be to say the worst,......more

Goodreads review by Rob on May 19, 2024

Another astounding, hilarious, fascinating masterpiece by the great G.K. Chesterton. I loved this so much and want to read it at least ten more times.......more

Goodreads review by Manuel on November 28, 2024

ENGLISH: Written one year later, this novel is the counterpoint to "The man who was Thursday", which I read five times many years ago. On the other hand, I have just read once "The ball & the cross". Perhaps this is the reason why I gave five stars to the former, and only four to the latter. I am not......more

Goodreads review by The Nutmeg on September 30, 2021

Possibly my favorite piece of Chesterton's fiction...which is saying a lot. *** thoughts after my 4th read, fall 2021: not many to add, since I read it quickly (in roughly 24 hours), mostly to pull eugenics-related quotes from it for a paper I get to write this year. (eeh so excited!) Turnbull and Mac......more