The New Jerusalem

MP3 Audio CD. The New Jerusalem is a novel written by the English writer and theologian Gilbert Keith Chesterton. Published in 1920, this book reflects on his journey from Europe to Palestine, Zionism as well as philosophy and life.

Chesterton travelled to Egypt and Palestine back in 1919. He described what he saw in Egypt, as well as revelations and comparisons between a caravan he saw there and the Biblical depictions of the flight from Egypt. He arrived later in Jerusalem, a city which had been under the rule of Ottoman Turks since 1517. Liberated by the British army just two years before Chesterton got to Jerusalem, the city had already begun to undergo major changes.

Chesterton also started to question what is happening in Palestine as well as what this new Jerusalem holds for the future. Despite his religious beliefs and his fondness of Orthodox Christianity, he also managed to bring his insightful critique and philosophy regarding Zionism. This movement had been sweeping across Europe as well as many other regions of the world for the past decades and it was now seen as potent with the new Jerusalem fresh out of the rule of the Ottomans.

Chesterton also philosophizes about the morality of the people residing there as well as what this new start would mean. His narrative style of documenting his journey and his encounters with ordinary people as well as extraordinary events have caused the notable Catholic writer and public speaker Dale Ahlquist to call ?The New Jerusalem? a ?philosophical travelogue?.

People interested in finding out more about the new start of this ancient city, as well as those wishing to get a philosopher's point of view on the matter, will surely enjoy Chesterton?s ?The New Jerusalem?.