G.K. Chesterton for a non-Christian

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I have a friend who is a genius. He scored a perfect score on his standardized tests. They once did a brainscan on him and his “logic brain” was always on (even in response to emotional stimulus) and “emotional brain” constantly underactivated. So that’s how he thinks. This summer, I am giving him 4 books to read in this order:
  1. 5 Proofs of the existence of God by Edward Feser
  2. The everlasting man or orthodoxy by gk chesterton
  3. The light of christ: an introduction to catholicism by Thomas Joseph White OP
  4. The Case for Jesus: The biblical and historical evidence for Christ by Brant Pitre
  5. Confessions by St. Augustine (FJ Sheed edition)
Does anyone here object to my giving him Orthodoxy instead of the everlasting man? Because I already have orthodoxy but would have to order the everlasting man. Which one will make him think more/be more convincing? I get the sense he’s open-minded.
 
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I’d suggest you start with Kreeft and Frank Sheed. (And perfect score on standardized tests, like the ACT, does not make one a genius…)
 
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Also there isn’t any science out there that can clearly distinguish “logic brain” and “emotional brain.”

Is your friend telling you all this?
 
Everlasting Man is better written, I would guess Orthodoxy would be more convincing to an non-Christain.
 
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I think I understand why you’d say that. But I think I personally have more fondness for Orthodoxy. If I had to chose between the two as the only book I could have right now I’d chose Orthodoxy.
 
If he is a true intellectual, he would probably enjoy anything by Hans Urs Von Balthasar. The depths and layers of his writing is fabulous. Also, in much of his writing, you could meditate on most of his paragraphs. Pope Benedict delivered the eulogy at his funeral.

 
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