#4 in Religion & spirituality
Orthodoxy
- 150
- Pages
- about 3 h
- Reading time
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Our view
“Orthodoxy” is a lively, paradox-loving defence of Christianity that Chesterton called a spiritual autobiography. In about a hundred and fifty pages he traces his search for a philosophy that holds together and finds it in the faith. Some readers prize its flashes of insight even when parts go over their heads or certain metaphors and arguments strike them as weak; others reject its premises outright.
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About the book
Orthodoxy is a 1908 book by G. K. Chesterton which he described as a "spiritual autobiography". It has become a classic of Christian apologetics.
Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.3 across 86 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 37% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Religion & spirituality average of 8.1. That is how 8.2 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 8.4 | 14 | 16% |
| Hardcover | 8.3 | 72 | 84% |
Frequently asked
How long is Orthodoxy?
It has 150 pages — shorter than 62% of the ranked books in Religion & spirituality.
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