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Willa
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Posted: April 23 2007 at 11:18am | IP Logged Quote Willa
Western Civilization?   Anyone read this?   It looks good.   I have just requested it at my library.   

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Posted: April 23 2007 at 11:51am | IP Logged Quote Mary G
I've read it ... they were using it for Freshman English at Southern Catholic College in Dawson (near Atlanta) Georgia.... I thought it was great -- I did a review of it for Catholic World Report and I'd be happy to send you a copy of the review if you pm me.

Hope this helps ... I thought he did a great job refuting some common misconceptions (about Galileo and other things) and had some great contemporary quotes (even one where Martin Luther grudgingly says the Catholic church gives much more in alms than any of the other religions/denominations!).



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Posted: April 23 2007 at 8:13pm | IP Logged Quote MacBeth
Read it an listened to the audio book. The kids met the author at St. Pat's Cathedral youth lecture series. It's a great book by a fun author.

Also, see Victory of Reason for a more in-depth (though not Catholic) read on the same general topic. Good stuff.

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