{"product_id":"the-story-of-the-family-g-k-chesterton-on-the-only-state-that-creates-and-loves-its-own-citizens-paperback","title":"The Story of the Family: G.K. Chesterton on the Only State That Creates and Loves Its Own Citizens - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eG. K. Chesterton\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDale Ahlquist\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The disintegration of rational society started in the drift from the hearth and the family\", wrote G. K. Chesterton in 1933. \"The solution must be a drift back.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a world that has lost touch with normality, it takes a pioneer to rediscover the wonders of the normal. This masterful compilation of texts and quotes from the prolific G. K. Chesterton, edited by Dale Ahlquist, illustrates the glory of the family--the heritage of romance, love, marriage, parenthood, and home. It is a hymn in praise of the saucepan, the kettle, the hairbrush, the umbrella stand, what Chesterton calls \"the brave old bones of life\". With piercing wit, the English writer pits all these venerable truths against the fashions of divorce, contraception, and abortion, along with the troubling philosophies that have afflicted education and the workplace since the early twentieth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSociety is built on the family, in all its unglamorous beauty, and Chesterton helps readers to see this reality with fresh eyes. As he writes: \"The first things must be the very fountains of life, love and birth and babyhood; and these are always covered fountains, flowing in the quiet courts of the home.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDale Ahlquist\u003c\/b\u003e is President of the Society of Gilbert Keith Chesterton, creator and host of the long-running EWTN series on G.K. Chesterton, and publisher of \u003ci\u003eGilbert Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e. He is considered the greatest living authority on the life and works of Chesterton. His books include \u003ci\u003eThe Apostle of Common Sense\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Complete Thinker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eKnight of the Holy Ghost\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003ci\u003e Common Sense 101.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 237\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 7.9 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 25, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47461767512242,"sku":"9781621644477","price":19.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/e475087b7192afcba724b2ccb46616ad.webp?v=1778955048","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/the-story-of-the-family-g-k-chesterton-on-the-only-state-that-creates-and-loves-its-own-citizens-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}