{"product_id":"how-the-church-has-changed-the-world","title":"How the Church has Changed the World","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRediscover how the Catholic faith has inspired the greatest achievements in history! \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEach volume contains more than twenty stories \u003cspan\u003ewhich include the inspiring witness of priests, religious, and laity; which touch on the arts and sciences, civilian life and government, the realm of ideas and practical works of mercy—Esolen displays how the Church is truly the \"leaven and, as it were, the soul of human society in its renewal by Christ and transformation into the family of God\" (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eGaudium et spes, \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e40).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eVolume I\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWho created the tradition of the Christmas manger?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat Catholic is the father of modern genetics?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWho developed hospitals to continue the healing work of Christ worldwide?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThat the greatest dramatist of all time was a Catholic?\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eVolume II\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWho created the calendar as we know it?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWho developed music notation?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThat universities developed from the desire to share knowledge of Christ\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVolume III\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMeet...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA sainted woman who inspired three of her brothers to become saints...\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA navigator who spread the Gospel during his voyages...\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA rich man who embraced poverty to win pagans for Christ...\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVolume IV\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThat a woman led the search for the true cross?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThat a young girl survived the Nazis to champion life as a doctor?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThat two priests who demanded ethical treatment of natives in Spanish colonies used radically different methods?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThat the Church elevated the mosaic to an art form that expresses God’s majesty?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eLet these stories inspire you to turn your faith into action!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eProfessor Esolen’s captivating style is as entertaining as it is eye-opening. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA great book to affirm that God guides his Church!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnthony Esolen\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, a professor of English and a writer in residence at Magdalen College of the Liberal Arts, is well known for his translation of Dante's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eDivine Comedy.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHe is the author of twenty-eight books, including \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eSex and the Unreal City\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and his book-length sacred poem \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Hundredfold: Songs for the Lord.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eGreat for teenagers!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ignatius Press","offers":[{"title":"I","offer_id":41788229156969,"sku":"HCCWP","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"II","offer_id":40461278085225,"sku":"HCCW2","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"III","offer_id":40461278314601,"sku":"HCCW3","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"IV","offer_id":41788229288041,"sku":"HCCW4P","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0408\/9389\/files\/HCCWP__76109.1687985968.jpg?v=1723841453","url":"https:\/\/www.stcloudbookshop.com\/products\/how-the-church-has-changed-the-world","provider":"St. Cloud Book Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}