Introduction

[Manuel]

Western civilization has given us the miracles of modern science, the wealth of free-market economics, the security of the rule of law, a unique sense of human rights and freedom, charity as a virtue, splendid art and music, a philosophy grounded in reason, and innumerable other gifts that we take for granted as the wealthiest and most powerful civilization in history. But what is the ultimate source of these gifts? Bestselling author and professor Thomas E. Woods, Jr. provides the long neglected answer: the Catholic Church. Woods’s story goes far beyond the familiar tale of monks copying manuscripts and preserving the wisdom of classical antiquity.

[diane]

Hi, I'm Diane and am new to the group. I'm looking forward to this introductory book on the importance of the Church as regards to history. We as Catholics must study it to dispel all the misconceptions. History and Science teachers are consistently bashing the Church for being anti-science and hopefully this will be a good background.