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Video: An Evening With G.K. Chesterton
Video: An Evening With G.K. Chesterton
Mar 24, 2026 11:32 PM

The 2014 Acton Lecture Series took a dramatic turn last week as we ed G.K. Chesterton – or at least a quite remarkable facsimile of Chesterton in the form of Chuck Chalberg, who travels the country performing in character as Chesterton, among other notable historic figures.In this presentation, Chalberg’s Chestertonspeaks about America, which he thought was the only country with the soul of a church. He also addresses the state of the family–and not just the American family–past and present. His starting point–and end point– is this: “Without the family we are helpless before the state.” We hope you enjoy the performance as much as we did!

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