Chesterton Society Conference in St. Louis

One difficulty faced by the Church in this past century has some irony about it: just as more and more people are learning to read and books are becoming more available, actual literacy has fallen. This makes it difficult to produce good Christian and Catholic art -- there is no audience for it. There is a chicken and egg problem: without a market, talented writers will go elsewhere, as pointed out in 1957 by Flannery O'Connor. And without good literature, any remaining popular interest (understandably) wanes. But in the early part of the 20^th century, there was a rich and robust group of Catholic and Merely Christian writers, informing, debating, and entertaining in the popular press. The greatest of these was G.K Chesterton.

The American Chesterton Society works to revive popular interest in Chesterton (and by extension, his allies in the fight for Christendom) through several activities: research, publishing, television, and its annual conference, which will be in St. Louis August 4^th, 5^th, and 6^th, 2011. We're sure that Credo members will enjoy the conference, and will probably know others who might.

Pop on over to to the St. Louis Chesterton Society page for more information. The pre-registration discount ends on July 8^th, so don't delay.