From the utopian viewpoint, the United States constitution is a singularly hard-bitten and cautious document, for it breathes the spirit of skepticism about human altruism and incorporates a complex system of checks, balances and restrictions, so that everybody is holding the reins on everybody else.

Chad Walsh

Chad Walsh was born May 10, 1914 in South Boston, Virginia and was raised in Marion, Virginia and died in 1991 at the age of 76. Throughout his career, Chad Walsh published numerous books of poetry, religious books, and two textbooks. They include: (1947) Stop, Look and Listen, a brief, non denominational outline of Christianity; (1949) C.S. Lewis: Apostle to the Skeptics, a study of the famous oxford don; (1949) The Factual Dark, a collection of poetry; (1950) Early Christians of the 21st Century, an attempt to imagine the broad outlines of a "postmodern Christian civilization"; (1953) Knock and Enter, an introduction to Christianity written for children in the form of a novel; (1953) Campus Gods on Trial, a study of the attitudes of college students toward religion; (1954) Eden Two-Way, a second book of poetry; (1954) Faith and Behavior: Christian Answers to Moral Problems, with Eric Montizambert, a book trying to apply the teachings of Christ to everyday life; (1956) Behold the Glory, a devotional book; (1956) Nellie and her Flying Crocodile, a fantasy for children; (1960) The Rough Years, a novel about life in high school; (1962) From Utopia to Nightmare; (1962) Doors Into Poetry, a textbook; (1962) Why Go to Church?, with Eva Walsh, a book for adolescents; (1971) God at Large, a book talking about contemporary changes in religious consciousness; (1976) Twice Ten: An Introduction to Poetry, a textbook.

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