Hilaire Belloc of Fordham University Term Paper

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Belloc covers the history of Christianity, first from its inception during the Greco-Roman Empire where it blossomed into an underground religion. Then in the Middle Ages it became the predominant religion of the era. Belloc's specific focus however is on the "Protestant revolt" most specifically, this movement that sprung up from Germany would eventually wreck havoc within Christian societies causing a so called "disintegration." Belloc's ultimate conclusion is that there must be a decision between civilization or crisis, a choice of Catholicism or Communism. His most important chapter is entitled Restoration. He suggests it he sets forth some suggested remedies to the acknowledged evils which have dragged what was once civilization into a state of chaos.

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They are based on the culture of Christendom and common sense, with temperance as opposed to the extremes of our society monopoly, concentration of wealth and property, usury and competition. Only by the curbing of these, along with the reestablishment of the guild principle and all that it entails, in brief, a Catholic atmosphere, does he see the salvation of the modern world.

The book itself is two hundred and fifty pages of very good reading material. Written by a man with full control of the pen, and only after thorough study of the subject, it is authoritative in its line, and should, when widely read, cause considerable comment.....

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