About Us
The Nevada Chesterton Society is a “set of highly well-intentioned young jackasses”. This is a title that our patron unwittingly gave to all Chestertonians when he penned it over 100 years ago, but you don't have to be young in fact to join; just in spirit. I think the man would have been surprised to know there would be societies dedicated to him years after his death. He probably didn’t consider himself worthy of such devotion, but we have stumbled across his works and found that “it is Good” and with a fanatical enthusiasm have decided that everyone should know this man. I am referring of course to the great 300 lbs philosophizing Roman Catholic Journalist, whom you never heard of, G.K. Chesterton. We can forgive you for not having heard of him. You really should have heard something by him, something about him or at least something against him, but alas that enormous figure has not diminished, but rather dissolved in our fogy modern minds. His influences are every where, from Gandhi to Michael Collins, from T.S. Elliot to George Orwell. He walked in a time of literary and political giants. In that court, he played sometimes the fool, sometimes the King, but always the sage. Most admired him, some rebuked him, and some trembled at the thought of him, but they all knew him. Like the Old Religion he served, he was a figure that you could not merely be dispassionate about. So we cordially invite you to come participate. Come to love or hate him, but come to know him.
The Nevada Chesterton Society holds regular book discussions on a monthly basis. We also host talks and forums, poetry reading, plays, all things Chestertonian. We usually meet in a pub or a restaurant; someplace convivial. No matter who you are, where you’re from or what you think you are most welcome to come participate. Refer to this site regularly for information on upcoming events. And visit the site of The American Chesterton Society for an abundance of material from G.K. Chesterton.
Contact Sharon Parker at 775-688-3021 or at dolcevita30@yahoo.com for more information.
September Meeting Information
Thank you to all who attended the August meeting for a glorious hour and a half of beer quaffing and discussion of Father Brown. Our next meeting will be Wednesday, September 1 at 6:00 p.m. at Walden's Coffee house in the Biggest Little City in the World. We will discuss two essays, one by Wilfred Sheed entitled "On Chesterton", taken from G.K. Chesterton, A Half Century of Views, and one by Richard Purtill entitled "Chesterton, the Wards, the Sheeds, and the Catholic Revival" included in the new edition of Reason to Believe. Both are available from your fearless president in pdf or photocopy format, if for some reason you are not on our e-mail list.
1 Comments:
Hello from Missouri,
My name is Nathan Lewis and I came across your blog while searching the web trying to enjoy and learn about Tolkien and Richard Purtill. I have also read Sheed and am a fan. You posted the following: "We will discuss two essays, one by Wilfred Sheed entitled "On Chesterton", taken from G.K. Chesterton, A Half Century of Views, and one by Richard Purtill entitled "Chesterton, the Wards, the Sheeds, and the Catholic Revival" included in the new edition of Reason to Believe. Both are available from your fearless president in pdf or photocopy format, if for some reason you are not on our e-mail list." I wanted to see if it would be possible for you to e-mail me the pdf that you used. I hope this isn't too much to ask, but I would really enjoy reading those works. My e-mail address is inneedofmercy@catholic.org Thanks so much, and God bless. -Nathan
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