{"product_id":"heroism-and-genius-how-catholic-priests-helped-build-and-can-help-rebuild-western-civilization-9781621640141","title":"Heroism and Genius: How Catholic Priests Helped Build--And Can Help Rebuild--Western Civilization","description":"\u003cp\u003eEvery chancellery in Europe, every court in Europe, was ruled by these learned, trained and accomplished men the priesthood of that great and dominant body.\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e-- President Woodrow Wilson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New Freedom\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith stubborn facts historians have given their verdict: from the cultures of the Jews, Greeks, Romans, Arabs, and Germanic peoples, the Catholic Church built a new and original civilization, embodying within its structures the Christian vision of God and man, time and eternity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe construction and maintenance of Western civilization, amid attrition and cultural earthquakes, is a saga spread over sixteen hundred years. During this period, Catholic priests, because they numbered so many men of heroism and genius in their ranks, and also due to their leadership positions, became the pioneers and irreplaceable builders of Christian culture and sociopolitical order.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHeroism and Genius\u003c\/i\u003e presents some of these formidable men: fathers of chivalry and free-enterprise economics; statesmen and defiers of tyrants; composers, educators, and architects of some of the world's loveliest buildings; and, paradoxically, revolutionary defenders of romantic love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ignatius Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/23\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781621640141\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 292\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.10h x 7.20w x 1.20d","brand":"William J. Slattery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36662638936220,"sku":"9781621640141","price":16.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_fdc30d8b-39f2-4989-87d3-cd60f5ff7f75.jpg?v=1603902336","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/heroism-and-genius-how-catholic-priests-helped-build-and-can-help-rebuild-western-civilization-9781621640141","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}