The President of The G.K. Chesterton Society - Dale Ahlquist | Existential Delight #15

In this episode, I speak to Dale Ahlquist, he is the final boss of G.K. Chesterton experts, as well as the co-founder and president of the Society of G.K. Chesterton. Dale is a long time advocate for the thought of G.K. Chesterton and a personal hero of mine. It was an honour to speak with him.

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Episode Breakdown:
00:00 - Intro
01:29 - Start of Interview
02:10 - What is it about G.K. Chesterton that impacted Dale so much on a personal level that he would go on to become the president of the Chesterton society?
05:48 - What is it about Chesterton’s writing style that makes it so compelling?
09:12 - What is Common Sense?
10:50 - What is the odd word South Africans use for their traffic lights
16:08 - Why Chesterton is even more relevant in our own times than he was in his own
21:15 - What Chesterton thought of Eastern Orthodoxy
27:57 - The Chesterton quotes Dale uses to get people’s attention|
29:28 - What one of Chesterton’s Father Brown stories can teach us about the nature of evil
33:10 - What Chesterton is trying to tell us about fairy tales (The Law of Conditional Joy)
41:48 - What Dale Would Ask Chesterton if he could ask him any one question
43:25 - How close is Chesterton to becoming a recognized Saint in the church?
47:13 - Would Dale have become a Catholic if he never discovered Chesterton?
51:54 - Which books Dales recommends if you want to understand Chesterton better?
54:10 - Where is all the Video footage of Chesterton?
57:18 - Where to find Dale’s work and final remarks

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Видео The President of The G.K. Chesterton Society - Dale Ahlquist | Existential Delight #15 канала Dylan Gous