Are elves real? (Yes, I hear your groan. Bear with me a second.) Are you sure about your answer? Why are you so sure? G. K. Chesterton raises this question in Orthodoxy. (There is even a chapter entitled “The Ethics of Elfland”!) This tells you everything you need to know about what a curious book Orthodoxy is. At one level, the book looks like it is an attempt to prove the truth of Christianity. Chesterton certainly spends a lot of time explaining why he thinks Christianity is true. … [Read more...] about Chesterton and the Elves
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