Faith and Paradox: G.K. Chesterton’s Philosophy of Christian Paradox
Within its long history, Christianity has been accused of almost every kind of vice imaginable. Strangely enough, its critics have attacked it for contradictory reasons. Some have decried it for its unworldliness and pessimistic outlook on the material world. Others have condemned Christianity for blinding the people, giving false promises of divine mercy and a glorious afterlife. Hell, it is said, is a doctrine breeding despair; but Heaven, they say with equal vehemence, is a doctrine breeding false hope.
Chris Hauser | The Dartmouth Apologia | Volume 6, Issue 1, Fall 2011