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LibriVox recording of "The New
Jerusalem" by G. K. Chesterton, read by Ray Clare
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"On the road to Cairo one may see twenty groups exactly like
that of the Holy Family in the pictures of the Flight into
Egypt; with only one difference. The man is riding on the
ass."
"The real mistake of the Muslims is something much more
modern in its application than any particular passing
persecution of Christians as such. It lay in the very fact
that they did think they had a simpler and saner sort of
Christianity, as do many modern Christians. They thought it
could be made universal merely by being made uninteresting.
Now a man preaching what he thinks is a platitude is far
more intolerant than a man preaching what he admits is a
paradox. It was exactly because it seemed self-evident, to
Muslims as to Bolshevists, that their simple creed was
suited to everybody, that they wished in that particular
sweeping fashion to impose it on everybody." (Summary from
Wikipedia)
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Artist/Composer: G. K. Chesterton
Date: 2008-06-23
Source: Librivox recording of a public-domain text
Keywords: LibriVox; audio books; essays; Jerusalem; Palestine; Chesterton
Creative Commons license: Public Domain
1 Preface 4:28 2 Ch 01: The Way of the Cities 36:45 3 Ch 02: The Way of the Desert 45:27 4 Ch 03: The Gates of the City 41:13 5 Ch 04: The Philosophy of Sight-Seeing 35:34 6 Ch 05: The Streets of the City 49:43 7 Ch 06: The Groups of the City 44:00 8 Ch 07: The Shadow of the Problem 34:31 9 Ch 08: The Other Side of the Desert 45:18 10 Ch 09: The Battle with the Dragon 46:04 11 Ch 10: The Endless Empire 43:36 12 Ch 11: The Meaning of the Crusade 52:36 13 Ch 12: The Fall of Chivalry 51:27 14 Ch 13: The Problem of Zionism 1:12:09 15 Ch 14: Conclusion 5:47