How The Catholic Church Built Western CivilizationThomas E Woods Jr Ph D Ask a college student today what he knows about the Catholic Church and his answer might come down to one word corruption But that one word should be civilization 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 In How the Catholic Church Built Western Civilization you ll learn Why modern scienc