The Ball and the Cross

Evan MacIan is a tall, dark-haired, blue-eyed Scottish Highlander and a devout Roman Catholic. James Turnbull is a short, red-haired, gray-eyed Lowlander and a devout but naïve atheist. The two meet when MacIan smashes the window of the street office where Turnbull publishes an atheist journal. This act of rage occurs when MacIan sees posted on the shop's window a sheet that blasphemes the Virgin Mary, presumably implying she was an adulteress who gave birth to an illegitimate Jesus.

When MacIan challenges Turnbull to a duel to the death, Turnbull is overjoyed. For 20 years, no one paid the slightest attention to his Bible bashing. Now at last someone is taking him seriously!

Public Domain (P)2015 Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Most Remarkable Prophecy of the Previous Century

If The Everlasting Man was Chesterton getting the drop on all of modern apologetics. This is him outdoing Orwell before the poor sap was even able to hold a pen. If you want a story that looks into the effect of a world that is overcome by the spirit of the age, this is your stop. Some things are, in fact, worth fighting for.

Excellent

Oscar-level performance by reader. Highly entertaining. Well done. 1000 stars. The best it could’ve been.

One of a kind

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Surprising, clever, funny, and divinely thought provoking. Chesterton saw things about the world that we are still blind to. I highly recommend.

A Great Read

Chesterton never disappoints, and the narrator added to the overall appeal of the book. I would highly recommend this audiobook.

Brilliant Classic

Parable adventure materialist rationalism vs Catholic way of life. Starts as a duel and ends in a madhouse.