Cover of Heretics

Heretics

by G. K. Chesterton

First published
1905
Reading level
Plain English
Price
Free

About the book

"Heretics" by G. K. Chesterton is a collection of essays published in 1905. In twenty provocative chapters, Chesterton challenges the leading intellectuals of his era, including George Bernard Shaw, H. G. Wells, and Friedrich Nietzsche. He critiques atheism, nihilism, Social Darwinism, and eugenics while defending orthodox Christianity. His arguments span cosmology, anthropology, and theology, taking aim at what he sees as the dangerous philosophies shaping modern thought. Together with "Orthodoxy," this work forms the foundation of Chesterton's moral theology.

  • Apologetics
  • Chesterton, G. K. (Gilbert Keith), 1874-1936

Updated September 2026. Public domain in the USA. Text and summary from Project Gutenberg eBook #470. Heretics on Wikipedia.

More free books by G. K. Chesterton

About G. K. Chesterton