Ball and the Cross (Chesterton - Dover ed.)

Author: G. K. Chesterton

ISBN: 9780486288055

Binding: paperback

Section: Fiction

Like much of G. K. Chesterton's fiction, The Ball and the Cross is both witty and profound, cloaking serious religious and philosophical inquiry in sparkling humor and whimsy. The plot of The Ball and the Cross chronicles a hot dispute between two Scotsmen, one a devout but naive Roman Catholic, the other a zealous but naive atheist. Their fanatically held opinions — leading to a duel that is proposed but never fought — inspire a host of comic adventures whose allegorical levels vigorously explore the debate between theism and atheism.