This week in Christian history: Protestant preacher found guilty of heresy; GK Chesterton dies, Pius IX becomes pope

By Michael Gryboski, Mainline Church Editor Twitter

G.K. Chesterton dies — June 14, 1936

British author Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874 - 1936).
British author Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874 - 1936). | Hulton Archive/Getty Images

This week marks the anniversary of when notable British Christian author and lay theologian Gilbert Keith Chesterton passed away at age 62 in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire.

Chesterton was a prolific writer, having written hundreds of poems, around 200 short stories, over 4,000 news articles, and 100 books, one of which, titled The Everlasting Man, is credited with influencing a young C.S. Lewis to convert to Christianity.

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"Chesterton argued eloquently against all the trends that eventually took over the 20th century: materialism, scientific determinism, moral relativism, and spineless agnosticism," noted the American Chesterton Society.

"He defended 'the common man' and common sense. He defended the poor. He defended the family. He defended beauty. And he defended Christianity and the Catholic Faith."

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