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'''Gilbert Keith Chesterton''' (1874-1936) was a [[British]] [[writer]].

'''Gilbert Keith Chesterton''' (1874-1936) was a [[British]] [[writer]] and leading conservative intellectual.

He is known for his fictional works such as the ''Father Brown'' stories, as well as for his non-fiction writings offering an intellectual defense of the [[Christian]] faith.  Along with his friend [[Hilaire Belloc]] he is also known for his political viewpoint known as [[distributism]], which opposed both [[communism]] and modern [[capitalism]], and supported a decentralized economy of small property owners and small-scale [[entrepreneur]]s.

He is known for his fictional works such as the ''Father Brown'' stories, as well as for his non-fiction writings offering an intellectual defense of the Christian faith.  Along with his friend [[Hilaire Belloc]] he is best known as an exponent of  a British variety of conservatism known as [[distributism]], which opposed both Socialism and large-scale capitalism, and supported a decentralized economy of small property owners and small-scale [[entrepreneur]]s. He was a leader in the fight against socialism.

Chesterton was a long-time [[Anglican]], but was convinced by Belloc to convert to the [[Catholic Church]].

Chesterton was a long-time [[Anglican]], but was convinced by Belloc to convert to the [[Catholic Church]].

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