G.K. Chesterton: The Apostle of Common Sense

Season 1

Dale Ahlquist, president of the American Chesterton Society, explores issues through the eyes of the greatest writer, theologian, and philosopher of the 20th century, G.K. Chesterton, with humor and substance.
Where to Watch Season 1
15 Episodes
  • An Introduction to G.K. Chesterton
    E1
    Episode 1An Introduction to G.K. ChestertonAn overview of Chesterton, the prolific Catholic writer who "said something about everything and he said it better than anybody else."
  • Orthodoxy
    E2
    Episode 2Orthodoxy"Orthodoxy" is perhaps Chesterton's greatest work, yet he stumbled across orthodox belief almost by accident.
  • Heretics
    E3
    Episode 3HereticsChesterton's book "Heretics" takes on modernism, and the skeptic's refusal to use his brain to come to conclusions.
  • What's Wrong With the World
    E4
    Episode 4What's Wrong With the WorldChesterton addressed the main problems of his day, which are the main problems of our day. His solution is to return to the Christian ideal.
  • The Catholic Church and Conversion
    E5
    Episode 5The Catholic Church and Conversion"It's one thing to conclude that Catholicism is good and another to conclude that it is right. It is one thing to conclude that it is right, and another to conclude that it is always right."
  • The Thing: Why I am a Catholic
    E6
    Episode 6The Thing: Why I am a CatholicChesterton contrasts "the Thing" (the Catholic Church) to all other things-worldly philosophies, business, nationalism, Protestantism, agnosticism, etc.
  • The Well and the Shallows
    E7
    Episode 7The Well and the ShallowsThe Catholic Church is the well-everything else is the shallows.
  • St. Francis of Assisi
    E8
    Episode 8St. Francis of AssisiChesterton tells about the man who "cared chiefly for the best kind of giving which is called thanksgiving."
  • St. Thomas Aquinas
    E9
    Episode 9St. Thomas Aquinas"To this question, 'Is there anything?' St. Thomas begins by answering 'Yes'; if he began by answering 'No', it would not be the beginning, but the end."
  • The Everlasting Man
    E10
    Episode 10The Everlasting ManChesterton writes about Christ and the things people say about him.
  • The Outline of Sanity
    E11
    Episode 11The Outline of SanityChesterton's book ,"The Outline of Sanity", exposes the problems with modern economic systems.
  • The Superstition of Divorce
    E12
    Episode 12The Superstition of Divorce"The obvious effect of frivolous divorce will be frivolous marriage. If people can be separated for no reason they will feel it all the easier to be united for no reason."
  • Eugenics and other Evils
    E13
    Episode 13Eugenics and other EvilsChesterton explores the evils of racism, euthanasia, and abortion under the euphemism of "Eugenics".
  • Fr. Brown
    E14
    Episode 14Fr. BrownThis episode gives an overview of Chesterton's popular "Fr. Brown" detective stories, including vignettes featuring Fr. James R. Kolp as Fr. Brown.
  • Chesterton for Today
    E15
    Episode 15Chesterton for TodayDale Ahlquist explains the relevance of Chesterton's writings to today's world. As Chesterton said, "A society is in decay when common sense has become uncommon."
 
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