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Chesterton gone, not forgotten; Christian intellectual finds modern audience.(NATION)(CULTURE, ET CETERA)

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From: The Washington Times
Date: 20030418
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Byline: Robert Stacy McCain, THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Tradition, he wrote, "is the democracy of the dead." He observed: "The Christian ideal has not been tried and found wanting. It has been found difficult; and left untried." British author Gilbert Keith Chesterton was one of the most popular writers of the early 20th century, and remains one of the most quotable. He published 4,000 essays, 100 books, hundreds of poems and short stories, including the Father Brown detective tales.

Despite his achievements, G.K. Chesterton is not on the syllabus at colleges and ...

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