Nadya Williams interviews Dr. Timothy Larsen on G.K. Chesterton’s The Everlasting Man, exploring its enduring insights on humanity, Christ, and the joy of Christian apologetics. They discuss what makes a “classic,” Chesterton’s playful paradoxes, his cultural context after WWI, and how to approach the book today.

Key Idea: Chesterton re-narrates the human story and the gospel with wit, joy, and surprise, inviting readers to see faith anew.

Chapters: 00:00 – Chesterton’s Introduction: Seeing Home for the First Time 02:20 – What Makes a Classic Book? 05:15 – Chesterton’s Life and Many Roles 07:30 – Why The Everlasting Man Was Written 10:05 – Part One: The Creature Called Man 12:30 – Part Two: The Man Called Christ 14:40 – Paradox and Wit in Apologetics 19:00 – Chesterton as an “Earthy” Christian 21:30 – Reception and Legacy 26:30 – Advice for First-Time Readers 29:40 – Larsen’s Upcoming Book on WWI Clergy 33:15 – The Classic Larsen Wishes He’d Written 35:20 – Nadia’s Choice of a Classic

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Timothy Larsen, "The Full-Bodied Apologist" Timothy Larsen, "When H. G. Wells Found God" Forthcoming book: The Fires of Moloch: Anglican Clergymen in the Furnace of World War One

G.K. Chesterton - The Everlasting Man with Timothy Larsen