In this volume, The Gift of the Church: How the Catholic Church Transformed the History and Soul of the West, author Ryan Topping brilliantly describes the Church’s indispensable role in the development of Western Civilisation. He identifies the various gifts which the Church has given to us (through the Divine Action of God and the human actions of her members):

• Prophets: What Pagans and Jews were Expecting
  
• Martyrs: The Gift of Witness
  
• Saints & Scholars: The Gift of the Universities
  
• Crusaders: The Forgotten Gifts of the Christian Warriors
  
• Missionaries: The Gift of the Gospel for the New World

Join us on a fascinating tour through the history of Europe and Western Civilisation, as influenced and affected by the Catholic Church!