{"product_id":"chesterton-the-nightmare-goodness-of-god-9781602584419","title":"Chesterton: The Nightmare Goodness of God","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eG. K. Chesterton is often praised as the \"Great Optimist\"—God's rotund jester. In this fresh and daring endeavor, Ralph Wood turns a critical eye on Chesterton's corpus to reveal the beef-and-ale believer's darker vision of the world and those who live in it. During an age when the words  \u003ci\u003egrace\u003c\/i\u003e,  \u003ci\u003elove\u003c\/i\u003e, and g \u003ci\u003eospel\u003c\/i\u003e, sound more hackneyed than genuine, Wood argues for a recovery of Chesterton's primary contentions: First, that the incarnation of Jesus was necessary reveals a world full not of a righteous creation but of tragedy, terror, and nightmare, and second, that the problem of evil is only compounded by a Christianity that seeks progress, political control, and cultural triumph.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWood's sharp literary critique moves beyond formulaic or overly pious readings to show that, rather than fleeing from the ghoulish horrors of his time, Chesterton located God's mysterious goodness within the existence of evil.  \u003ci\u003eChesterton \u003c\/i\u003eseeks to reclaim the keen theological voice of this literary authority who wrestled often with the counterclaims of paganism. In doing so, it argues that Christians may have more to learn from the unbelieving world than is often supposed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1. Man as Holy Monster: Christian Humanism, Evolution, and  \u003ci\u003eOrthodoxy\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2. Patriotism and the True  \u003ci\u003ePatria\u003c\/i\u003e: Distributism, Hymns, and  \u003ci\u003eChristendom in Dublin\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3. Militarism and the Church Militant:  \u003ci\u003eLepanto\u003c\/i\u003e, Defense of World War I, and \"The Truce of Christmas\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4. The Waning of the West and the Threat of Islam:  \u003ci\u003eThe New Jerusalem\u003c\/i\u003e and  \u003ci\u003eThe Flying Inn\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5. Tyrannical Tolerance and Ferocious Hospitality:  \u003ci\u003eThe Ball and the Cross\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e6. The Bane and Blessing of Civilization: Torture, Democracy, and  \u003ci\u003eThe Ballad of the White Horse\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e7. The Nightmare Mystery of Divine Action:  \u003ci\u003eThe Man Who Was Thursday\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Baylor University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53515887837527,"sku":"9781602584419","price":26.96,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/chesterton-the-nightmare-goodness-of-god-9781602584419","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}