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Washington D.C., Jul 14, 2021 / 18:00 pm (CNA).
The Society of Gilbert Keith Chesterton will hold its 40th annual conference later this month, with keynote speakers including the CEO of the Christian satirical website The Babylon Bee.
The conference is scheduled to take place from July 29-31 in Chicago. Keynote speakers include Seth Dillon, CEO of the satirical website The Babylon Bee.
Dale Ahlquist, president of the Society of Gilbert Keith Chesterton, told CNA in an interview that the website’s use of satire is similar to Chesterton’s worldview. “They just employ a lot of G.K. Chesterton’s satirical view of the modern world,” Ahlquist said.
U.S. scholar Dale Ahlquist, president of the Society of Gilbert Keith Chesterton, stands outside St. Peter s Square at the Vatican March 22, 2019. Ahlquist s latest book, Knight of the Holy Ghost, highlights the life and works of English writer and philosopher G.K. Chesterton. (CNS photo/Junno Arocho Esteves) This is the cover of Knight of the Holy Ghost, by Dale Ahlquist. The book highlights the life and works of English writer and philosopher G.K. Chesterton. (CNS)
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VATICAN CITY (CNS) At a time when Catholics seem to be split between conservative or progressive factions, the life and works of English writer G. K. Chesterton can inspire men and women in the church to rise above conflict, said U.S. scholar Dale Ahlquist.