Ask someone today where Western Civilization originated; and he or she might say Greece or Rome. But what is the ultimate source of Western Civilization? Bestselling author and professor Thomas E. Woods; Jr. provides the long neglected answer: the Catholic Church. In the new paperback edition of his critically-acclaimed book; How the Catholic Church Built Western Civilization; Woods goes far beyond the familiar tale of monks copying manuscripts and preserving the wisdom of classical antiquity. Gifts such as modern science; free-market economics; art; music; and the idea of human rights come from the Catholic Church; explains Woods. In How the Catholic Church Built Western Civilization; you’ll learn:Why modern science was born in the Catholic ChurchHow Catholic priests developed the idea of free-market economics five hundred years before Adam SmithHow the Catholic Church invented the universityWhy what you know about the Galileo affair is wrongHow Western law grew out of Church canon lawHow the Church humanized the West by insisting on the sacredness of all human lifeNo institution has done more to shape Western civilization than the two-thousand-year-old Catholic Church—and in ways that many of us have forgotten or never known. How the Catholic Church Built Western Civilization is essential reading for recovering this lost truth.
#1149336 in Books HarperCollins Christian Pub. 2010-09-06 2010-09-06Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 8.50 x .87 x 5.59l; .95 #File Name: 1595550283256 pages
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. An Honorable Man's Life RevisitedBy Billie RobertsonMen of honor are on all sides of issues. I liked this concise presentation of a life lived with integrity to the best of his ability. Such a sad time in our history.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Another great book and another great manBy Joseph C. TirrellAnother great book and another great man. The Generals in this series are among the most importantmen in American History. They are gifted characters and we should all know more about them. This serieshelps to do that.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Well worth the time to read Learned many things about ...By CustomerWell worth the time to read. Learned many things about the man my high school was named for. I now admire him more than I did before. Thanks to John Perry for his time researching and writing this book.
