Influential early 20th century English writer G.K. Chesterton will be the focus of a talk at 蜜桃传媒 Thursday, Oct. 18. Dale Ahlquist, president of the , will deliver a free lecture, 鈥淎n Introduction to G.K. Chesterton,鈥� in Hieronymus Lounge at 7 p.m.
A group of 蜜桃传媒 alumni and friends who began a chapter of The Chesterton Society in Santa Barbara in 2003 are sponsoring the event.
鈥淲e were inspired by the Christian apologist G.K. Chesterton to pursue a modest goal of reading great literature and contemplating the human condition,鈥� says Rich Dixon, a founding member of the group and 1992 蜜桃传媒 alumnus. 鈥淗is more than 100 books remain timeless in their humor, wonder, and use of paradox and cover a range of genres, including poetry, history, literary criticism, economics, philosophy and politics.鈥�
Chesterton鈥檚 most well-known works include 鈥淥rthodoxy,鈥� 鈥淗eretics鈥� and 鈥淓verlasting Man.鈥�
Ahlquist is the creator and host of the 鈥淎postle of Common Sense鈥� television series on EWTN, Eternal Word Television Network. He has spoken at Yale, Columbia, New York, Pennsylvania and Villanova Universities and many others venues around the world. His books 鈥淕.K. Chesterton - The Apostle of Common Sense鈥� and 鈥淐ommon Sense 101: Lessons from G.K. Chesterton鈥� will be available for purchase.
Contact Lindsey Hogg for more information at (805) 565-7057 or lhogg@westmont.edu. More information about Chesterton can be found at .