Ian Boyd is Distinguished Professor of Catholic Studies at

Seton Hall University Seton Hall University (SHU) is a private Catholic research university in South Orange, New Jersey. Founded in 1856 by then-Bishop James Roosevelt Bayley and named after his aunt, Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton, Seton Hall is the oldest diocesan un ...

, founder and editor of ''

The Chesterton Review ''The Chesterton Review'' is the peer-reviewed academic journal of the G. K. Chesterton Institute for Faith & Culture (Seton Hall University). It was established in 1974 to promote an interest in all aspects of G. K. Chesterton's life, work, art, a ...

'', and president of the G.K. Chesterton Institute for Faith & Culture. A renowned scholar of

G. K. Chesterton Gilbert Keith Chesterton (29 May 1874 – 14 June 1936) was an English writer, philosopher, Christian apologist, and literary and art critic. He has been referred to as the "prince of paradox". Of his writing style, ''Time'' observed: "Wh ...

, he is the author of the book ''The Novels of G.K. Chesterton''. He was born and raised in Canada and completed his

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degree at the

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and

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degree at the

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, Scotland. For several years, he was a professor of English at St. Thomas More College at the

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. Upon the invitation of then-President Robert Sheeran, he went to Seton Hall University to work more closely with Dermot Quinn, an editor of ''The Chesterton Review''. He has lectured extensively throughout the world on the sacramental themes and prophetic vision of Chesterton.

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