Chesterton : the nightmare goodness of God / Ralph C. Wood.

Author/creator Wood, Ralph C.
Format Book
Publication InfoWaco, Tex. : Baylor University Press, ©2011.
Descriptionxv, 342 pages ; 24 cm.
Subjects

SeriesMCI : the making of the Christian imagination
Making of the Christian imagination. ^A1092094
Contents Man as holy monster: Christian humanism, evolution, and orthodoxy -- Patriotism and the true patria : distributism, hymns, and Christendom in Dublin -- Militarism and the church militant : Lepanto, defense of World War I, and the truce of Christmas -- Waning of the west and the threat of Islam : the new Jerusalem and the Flying Inn -- Tyrannical tolerance and ferocious hospitality : the ball and the cross -- Bane and blessing of civilization : torture, democracy, and the ballad of the white horse -- Nightmare mystery of divine action : the man who was Thursday.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and indexes.
LCCN 2010053045
ISBN9781602581616 (alk. paper)
ISBN1602581614