Dale Ahlquist
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Dale Ahlquist (born June 14, 1958) is an American author and advocate of the thought of
Background and education
The fifth of six children, Ahlquist grew up in
Ahlquist received a B.A. from Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota,[2] and M.A. from Hamline University in St. Paul, Minnesota.
His sister, former actress and model Pamela Fay Ahlquist, was married to Christian rock pioneer Larry Norman from 1971 to 1980. His brother, David Ahlquist, is a physician at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota.
Conversion to Catholicism
Raised in a
American Chesterton Society
The American Chesterton Society (ACS) is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization co-founded by Dale Ahlquist in 1996 with the mission of promoting interest in English author, G. K. Chesterton.[4] The ACS is the leading resource for scholarly research on Chesterton, hosts annual conferences across the United States and abroad, international pilgrimages, and offers guidance to more than 60 local societies dedicated to Chesterton around the world including Canada, Mexico, Argentina, Brazil, France, Italy, Spain, and Russia.[5]
In 2000, Ahlquist quit his job as a political lobbyist to run the American Chesterton Society full-time.[6]
Gilbert: The Magazine of the American Chesterton Society
Gilbert! is the flagship magazine of the American Chesterton Society and is published and edited by Dale Ahlquist (formerly edited by Sean P. Dailey.)[7] It is published six times a year. Each issue contains original writings by and about Chesterton, but also covers a wide variety of subjects including family life, the arts, politics, faith, current events, popular culture, literary and film criticism, and original short fiction.
The Apostle of Common Sense television series
The television program, G. K. Chesterton: The Apostle of Common Sense,
Chesterton Academy
Dale Ahlquist is the co-founder of
Oxford University
In 2012, he was named a Senior Fellow of the Chesterton Library at Oxford University.[10]
National Board for Education Sciences
Ahlquist was nominated on December 3, 2020 to be a member of the Board of Directors of National Board for Education Sciences by President Donald Trump.[11]
Books
- The Gift of Wonder: The Many Sides of G.K. Chesterton (Editor), American Chesterton Society, 2001. ISBN 978-0970891105
- The Apostle of Common Sense, Ignatius Press, 2003. ISBN 978-0898708578
- G.K. Chesterton's Sherlock Holmes (Contributor), The Lilly Library, 2003, ISBN 0-964878844
- Lepanto (Editor), Ignatius Press, 2004. ISBN 978-1586170301
- A Miscellany of Men (Introduction), IHS Press, 2004, ISBN 0-97182861X
- Common Sense 101: Lessons from G.K. Chesterton, Ignatius Press, 2006. ISBN 978-1586171391
- The Well and the Shallows (Introduction), Ignatius Press, 2006. ISBN 978-1586171261
- The Catholic Church and Conversion (Introduction), Ignatius Press, 2006. ISBN 978-1586170738
- G. K. Chesterton on G. F. Watts (Contributor), Watts Gallery, 2008, ISBN 978-0954823092
- In Defense of Sanity (Editor), Ignatius Press, 2011. ISBN 978-1586174897
- Manalive (Editor), Ignatius Press, 2011. ISBN 978-1586174798
- The Universe According to G. K. Chesterton: A Dictionary of the Mad, Mundane and Metaphysical (Editor), Dover Publications, 2011. ISBN 978-0486481159
- The Complete Thinker, Ignatius Press, 2012. ISBN 978-1586176754
- The Defendant (Editor), Dover Publications, 2012. ISBN 978-0-486-48602-4
- The Soul of Wit: G.K. Chesterton on William Shakespeare (Editor), Dover Publications, 2012. ISBN 978-0-486-48919-3
- The Hound of Distributism (Contributor), ACS Books, 2012. ISBN 978-1-50510-477-6
- Knight of the Holy Ghost: A Short History of G.K. Chesterton, Ignatius Press & The Augustine Institute, 2018. ISBN 978-0-9993756-4-8
References
- ^ "2012 Catholic High School Honor Roll Top 50". Catholichonorroll.org. Archived from the original on 2012-09-23. Retrieved 2013-09-05.
- ^ Carleton College, Dale Ahlquist '80 interviewed in Star Tribune
- ^ "Upon This Rock — That Doesn't Roll – Conversion Story of Dale Ahlquist | The Coming Home Network". Chnetwork.org. 2012-10-31. Retrieved 2013-09-05.
- ^ "American Chesterton Society | G.K. Chesterton for the 21st Century". Chesterton.org. 2013-08-06. Retrieved 2013-09-05.
- ^ "Local Societies". Chesterton.org. Retrieved 2013-09-05.
- Minneapolis Star-Tribune, June 6, 2005
- ^ "Gilbert Magazine". Chesterton.org. 2012-10-13. Retrieved 2013-09-05.
- ^ "EWTN Series". Ewtn.com. Retrieved 2013-09-05.
- ^ "Board of Directors". Chesterton Academy. Retrieved 2013-09-05.
- ^ "G.K. Chesterton Library". Chestertonlibrary.blogspot.it. 2012-07-18. Retrieved 2013-09-05.
- National Archives.
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