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Orthodoxy, an Uncommon card
Orthodoxy is a 1908 book by G. K. Chesterton which he described as a "spiritual autobiography".
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 57
- DEF
- 29
- Power
- 86
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 34,000
Power 86 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 30 % of WikiCards cards.
Orthodoxy quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Orthodoxy card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
It has become a classic of ______ apologetics.
Answer
Christian. It has become a classic of Christian apologetics. From the Orthodoxy article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
Orthodoxy is a ____ book by G. K. Chesterton which he described as a "spiritual autobiography".
Answer
1900s. Orthodoxy is a 1908 book by G. K. Chesterton which he described as a "spiritual autobiography". From the Orthodoxy article on Wikipedia.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- It has become a classic of Christian apologetics.
- Chesterton considered this book a companion to his other work, Heretics, which was a collection of essays aimed at refuting prevalent secular views of his time and defending the Christian orthodoxy.
- Orthodoxy was written expressly in response to G. S. Street's criticism of Heretics.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Orthodoxy article was read about 34,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 57 and blocks with 29: each hit it takes is cut by 12 %.
How to get Orthodoxy
Open packs. Each pack holds five cards drawn from real Wikipedia articles, the rarest last, and the fifth card is always Rare or better. The odds are shown in the game. A free pack arrives every hour and two can wait, and the Coins you win in duels buy more packs.
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Orthodoxy (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : G. K. Chesterton, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
