Europe and the Faith
Author: Hilaire BellocPublisher: Cavalier Books
Publication Date: January 18, 2018
Format: Paperback
Pages: 174
9781948231008
Europe and the Faith by Hilaire Belloc is an eye-opening look at the often-overlooked story of Europe and its heritage. This captivating book offers a detailed exploration of how Christianity has shaped Europe throughout history, making it one of the most influential regions in terms of belief and culture. Belloc masterfully builds his case, relying on solid evidence from religion, politics, economics, geography, and other disciplines. Through carefully documented arguments and well-settled facts, he reveals that Rome was not weakened by Christianity but rather is preserved by it. He also presents insights into how this formative religion may continue to influence our world in the future. Readers will gain a greater appreciation for how integral Catholicism has been to Europe’s success—a success likely impossible without it—and will finish this stirring work with a renewed understanding of the fundamental role Catholicism plays in both our past and present culture.
Hilaire Belloc was an Anglo-French writer and historian. He was one of the most prolific writers in England during the early twentieth century. He was known as a writer, orator, poet, sailor, satirist, man of letters, soldier and political activist. His Catholic faith had a strong impact on his works. He was President of the Oxford Union and later MP for Salford from 1906 to 1910. He was a noted disputant, with a number of long-running feuds, but also widely regarded as a humane and sympathetic man. Belloc became a naturalised British subject in 1902, while retaining his French citizenship. Belloc wrote on myriad subjects, from warfare to poetry to the many current topics of his day. He has been called one of the Big Four of Edwardian Letters,[17] along with H.G.Wells, George Bernard Shaw, and G. K. Chesterton, all of whom debated with each other into the 1930s.