He is definitely an intellectual heavyweight, although I'm not sure I agree with everything he says. For example, in the article, he seems to think that capitalism was not all that great and was dying. That view is a bit more understandable though, because this was written in the 1930's, when communism and fascism were all the rage. However, at least he felt socialism to be inferior to capitalism, with his economic system of choice actually being distributism. Overall, though, he and G.K. Chesterton together produced some of the finest work, Christian or secular, from around the earlier part of the century.
It’s a shame that he isn’t alive today. I’d love to get his take on things like Vatican II, the collapse of at least “cultural” Christianity in Western Europe, the growth of Islam in so called “Christian” countries and the rapid growth of Evangelical Christianity in Latin America.
I'm not so sure if he foresaw VII or the rise of Latin American Evangelicals at all, but he did foresee the return of a strong Islam. In his chapter on Islam in The Great Heresies, he pretty much expects the return of a strong Islam and chillingly says Vienna, as we saw, was almost taken and only saved by the Christian army under the command of the King of Poland on a date that ought to be among the most famous in history — September 11, 1683. I highly recommend reading that chapter. It's the reason I decided to post his whole book. Also, I believe he foresaw the collapse of Christianity in Europe, if he wasn't already decrying it in his day. I haven't yet read the next chapter on "The Modern Attack" (I am actually reading each chapter the day I post it, save for the chapter on Islam, which I read a while ago), but it seems to be about the collapse of Christianity and what we see now, especially in Western Europe.
Thank you for the posting and God Bless.
You're welcome, I'm glad you liked it, and God bless you too!
My reaction to his comment on capitalism was much the same as yours.
Introduction: Heresy [The Great Heresies]
The Great Heresies
John Calvin’s Worst Heresy: That Christ Suffered in Hell
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Succumbs to Heresy
The Bishop Discovers Heresy?
From Orthodox to Heresy: The Secularizing of Catholic Universities
Progressivism/Liberalism is Heresy [Excellent read & reference]
Is heresy better than schism? [Ecumenical]
Modernism: The Modernist Heresy
THE GREAT HERESIES-THE MODERN PHASE
The Protestant Heresy
The Gospel According to Mary Magdalene
Americanism, Then and Now: Our Pet Heresy (encyclical of Pope Leo XIII)
Heresies then and now: ancient Christian heresies practiced in modern times
The Plain Truth About The Baptist Bride Heresy
Balthasar, Hell, and Heresy: An Exchange (is it compatable with the Catholic faith?)
Know Your Heresies
The Rev. John Piper: an interesting look at "heresy vs. schism"
Pietism as an Ecclesiological Heresy
Heresy
Arian Heresy Still Tempts, Says Cardinal Bertone (Mentions Pelagianism As Well)
Catholic Discussion] Church group stays faithful (to heresy!)
An overview of modern anti-Trinitarian heresies
Where heresy and dissent abound [Minnesota]
Gnostic Gospels - the heresy entitled "Gnosticism."
Christian mavericks find affirmation in ancient heresies
The So-Called ‘Gospel’ of Judas: Unmasking an Ancient Heresy
Benedict XVI Heresies and Errors
Donatism (Know your heresies)
The Heresy of Mohammed (Chapter 4, The Great Heresies)
Father & Son Catholic Writers Tag-Team Old & New Heresies