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Europe and the Faith

Europe and the Faith

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Pages: 174
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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:

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.

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Brad Withers
Must read

Thank you Tumblar house for another solid book.

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Derek
Nice small volume

Unique in this volume is Belloc's account of Roman decline, which he shows was a transition, not a collapse. Really pretty brilliant; much more convincing that Gibbon's (e.g.) narrative. His description of England's Catholicism during the Dark Ages is compelling as well. His narrative of the English Reformation he tells better elsewhere

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Diego Aguilar
Europe and the Faith - a true masterpiece!

Hilaire Belloc's Europe and the Faith isn't your average high school European history textbook. Belloc doesn't use the hard dates in this book nor goes beyond the Protestant Reformation and English Reformation. But, he does make clear his intention: to go through history as someone would have experienced it, which means this book relies on the Catholic Faith. Never in my life have I just gotten something than this book, regardless of the language used by Belloc being as old as my parents house (they're both from the 1920's). The history Belloc writes is so much simpler yet deeply richer than any history class I've taken in my life. This book is worth much more than its weight in gold and the reason for it is due in large part to the Catholic Faith.

Growing up, I loved history and when I learned about Rome, I was just in love. Like God had crafted my imagination to such that Rome at some point felt natural and right. So it came as a huge surprise that Belloc says that not only did Rome not die but Rome is still alive and all thanks to the Faith. Honestly, if I could only explain my life to show God's existence. Anyhow, thanks to Belloc my dream from childhood about the Glory of Rome and the chance, however slight, to reunite the Roman Empire makes me gush like a baby once more. The fact Belloc can make me feel this way earns a great review anyday.

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Mary Donivan
Europe & the Faith-Sublime & Inspired

I loved this book! It was excellent! From this book alone, I have learned so much in how far society has fallen from Christ.