Reason, Faith, and the Struggle for Western Civilization

Reason, Faith, and the Struggle for Western Civilization by Samuel Gregg is published by Regnery. Regnery is a well known publisher of conservative books, and the books they publish are quality materials with depth. We are not talking about talk radio conservatism, but well-thought out, tradition-bas......more

Great book! Thought-provoking look at history, including the Enlightenment, Isaac Newton, Fredrick of Prussia, Roger Bacon, Adam Smith, John Stuart Mills’ utilitarianism (and attempt to destroy faith), Edmund Burke, and Woodrow Wilson’s efforts at eugenics. Quotes: “The problem is that if we reduce r......more

This is a solid book on how faith and reason, at least the Judeo-Christian faith, have primarily been working in harmony through most of history. Gregg points out how it is a belief in a rational, logically consistent God that has enabled the West to run further ahead in scientific discovery. He giv......more

Excellent account of the role and importance of faith and reason in the making of Western civilisation, the notions of individual freedom and the dangers of relying only on faith or only on reason. Concise and interesting. Excellent audio book.......more

This book describes how the different ways of combining reason and faith impacted the development of western civilization. It was a synthesis of history, philosophy and political science. The author looks at different modes of thought: Neitzeism, Marxism, materialism, utilitarianism, scientism, fidei......more