The tumbler of God
Subtitle: Chesterton as mystic
By: Robert Wild ; introduction by Stratford Caldecott
Edition: Second edition.
Publisher: Angelico Press
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Tacoma
Language: eng
Number of pages: 217
ISBN-13: 9781621380283; 9781621380276
Subjects: Mysticism; Mysticism in literature; Mysticisme; Mysticisme dans la littérature
Description: "We need a new kind of mystic," writes Fr. Robert Wild; and in The Tumbler of God, he presents a spiritual portrait of G.K. Chesterton that convincingly shows why he is precisely the new kind of mystic we need. Chesterton's mysticism was grounded in an experiential knowledge that existence is a gift from God, and that the only response is a spirituality of gratitude and praise for the unveiled beauty of creation. Franz Kafka said of Chesterton, "He is so happy one might almost think he had discovered God." And Fr. Wild adds that "indeed he had, and he was doing his best to live in the light of that discovery. What was his 'secret'? It was to love the splendor of the real, and to live in adulthood the innocence and wonder of the child who sees everything for the first time. The Gospel tells us we must become again like little children in order to enter the kingdom. Chesterton shows us how."
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.