How the Catholic Church Built Western Civilization

Surprisingly this book took this long to be written. But thank God! How necessary it is this book expecially when the European Union has decided to disregard any of its existence on its Christian heritage. Europe simply is not Europe without Christianity. And by Christianity I do mean the Catholic C......more

Woods’s bias is clear. His favoritism toward the Catholic Church heavily colors his scholarly arguments, and as a result I felt skeptical while reading this book. First off, as other reviewers have pointed out, the claim that Catholics “built” Western civilization isn’t an accurate descriptor. I thin......more

This book is absolutely fabulous. There is so much good information here of which I was totally unaware. I had the impression "Middle Ages, Dark Ages... nothing much happening of importance in the world." Nothing could be farther from the truth. Here is a quick smattering of what I didn't know before......more

Perhaps a more appropriate title would be "How the Catholic Church Has Been of Benefit to Western Civilization" The other title, a bit too grand for a 280 page book. It was interesting. I never realized how important monks were with their scientific mind set, their zeal to preserve and copy classic m......more

ENGLISH: A comprehensive analysis of the way in which Western Civilization arose thanks to the Catholic Church. I've enjoyed especially the chapters on the University, science, international law, and charity. This book has been discussed on January 2022 in the Goodreads Catholic Book Club. ESPAÑOL: A......more