There is something strange about the modern world.
We have more knowledge than ever before… and yet less certainty.
More information… and less wisdom.
More explanations… and fewer answers.
More than a century ago, G.K. Chesterton saw this coming.
In Orthodoxy, he sets out not to defend religion in the abstract, but to explain how he came to believe that Christianity is not a limitation on thought—but its fulfillment. What follows is one of the most surprising intellectual journeys ever written: a defense of wonder, paradox, sanity, and joy in a world increasingly tempted by despair and confusion.
In this live Chesterton Radio broadcast from Atchison, Kansas, we explore:
Why Chesterton believed the modern mind was “going mad”
The limits of pure logic—and what happens when it detaches from reality
Why fairy tales may tell the truth better than modern philosophy
The role of gratitude, humility, and wonder in understanding the world
How Christianity presents not a narrow system—but a vast and balanced vision of reality
This is not a dry lecture.
It’s a conversation—alive, thoughtful, and grounded—between two hosts who love great books and believe they still have something urgent to say.
Whether you’ve read Orthodoxy or not, this episode is an invitation:
To think more clearly.
To see more deeply.
And perhaps, to recover a sense of wonder.
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