western civilization
What does the West owe to Christianity and Islam?: Catholic Social Teaching
Pray and work In 529, Benedict of Nursia established a monastery at Monte Cassino and wrote a Rule. Welcome every stranger as Christ. Feed the hungry. Tend the sick. Preserve the books. Work with your hands.... Is 'Western civilization' a real thing or a brand?: Civilizational defenders
The execution and the guilt In 399 BCE, Athens executed Socrates for asking questions. That fact — that the civilization killed its greatest philosopher and then spent twenty-four centuries feeling guilty about it — tells you more about what we mean by "the West" than any...