Details About Chesterton’s Personal Life That You Probably Didn’t Know w/ Dr. Dale Ahlquist

Описание: G.K. Chesterton is one of the great Catholic converts and writers of the 20th century, but much of his personal life has remained obscure until today!
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Dr. Dale Ahlquist joins Andrew Petiprin to discuss a book he has been working on for over a decade—an alternative autobiography of G.K. Chesterton. It remains an autobiography because he compiles the scatter writings where Chesterton talks about himself. This unique view of Chesterton reveals more of his personal life that even the most diehard devotee knows.
In this episode, they discuss the compilation of a very detailed timeline of Chesterton’s life as well as his conversion, his political philosophy, and his relationship with his wife. These details not only reveal a private side to Chesterton, but highlight the extreme holiness of one of the most insightful thinkers of the 20th century.

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0:00 – G.K. Chesterton’s “Alternative Autobiography” with Author Dale Ahlquist
4:13 – Chesterton’s Journalism and Speeches
5:49 – Compiling the Autobiography: A Labor of Love
8:00 – Meetings with Sigrid Undset, Bram Stoker, and Hilaire Belloc: A Timeline of Chesterton’s Life
11:00 – Conversion to the Catholic Faith
18:19 – Chesterton the Globetrotter
21:48 – Views on Distributism, Socialism, Capitalism, and Localism
26:57 – Chesterton’s Literary Imagination and Intellectual Journey
30:23 – Misconceptions about Anti-Semitism
35:42 - Chesterton as Poet
40:38 - Testimonies and Cause for Sainthood?