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New Jerusalem

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Dale Ahlquist calls the book a "philosophical travelogue" of Chesterton's journey across Europe to Palestine. "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)

Year of Publication: 1920Genres: Travel & Geography , Religion

Running Time: 10 hours 08 minutes 38 seconds

#	Chapter Name
1	Preface Ray Clare	4:28
2	The Way of the Cities Ray Clare	36:45
3	The Way of the Desert Ray Clare	45:27
4	The Gates of the City Ray Clare	41:13
5	The Philosophy of Sight-Seeing Ray Clare	35:34
6	The Streets of the City Ray Clare	49:43
7	The Groups of the City Ray Clare	44:00
8	The Shadow of the Problem Ray Clare	34:31
9	The Other Side of the Desert Ray Clare	45:18
10	The Battle with the Dragon Ray Clare	46:04
11	The Endless Empire Ray Clare	43:36
12	The Meaning of the Crusade Ray Clare	52:36
13	The Fall of Chivalry Ray Clare	51:27
14	The Problem of Zionism Ray Clare	1:12:09
15	Conclusion Ray Clare	5:47