{"product_id":"the-church-and-the-age-of-the","title":"THE CHURCH AND THE AGE OF ENLIGHTENMENT (1648–1848), FAITH, SCIENCE, AND THE CHALLENGE OF SECULARISM","description":"\u003cp\u003eBy Dominic A. Aquila\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCatholics—both religious and the laity—made significant contributions to science, the arts, and the betterment of human life during the Enlightenment, the period between the Reformations and the modern world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eScholar Dominic A. Aquila writes that it is not uncommon for historical accounts of the time to conclude that the Church stood in the way of the scientific revolution and that faith and reason could not coexist. In\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Church and the Age of Enlightenment (1648–1848)\u003c\/em\u003e, Aquila outlines Catholic contributions in mathematics, astronomy, chemistry, biology, the arts, and politics, and highlights key figures of the era including Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, St. Vincent de Paul, Queen Christina of Sweden, and Jean-Jacques Rousseau.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAquila begins by looking back at the work of important figures such as Copernicus, Francis Bacon, and Galileo, all of whom died before the 1648. Aquila bookends the Enlightenment era by wars due to dynastic rivalries and social change—beginning with Europe’s Thirty Years War, which prompted a rethinking of religious and political practices, and ending with the Napoleonic Wars.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAquila also highlights key works of visual arts and music from the period, including Giovanni Bellini’s\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eFrari Triptych,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003ethe world-renowned\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eOberammergau Passion Play\u003c\/em\u003e, and George Fredric Handel’s\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eMessiah\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this book, you will learn:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe Church has been western civilization’s primary patron of art and science for centuries;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBlaise Pascal believed that the Biblical revelation of God is the story of God’s action in human history;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIsaac Newton was unique among the Enlightenment elite because he believed in God;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe separation of Church and state was influenced by Catholic thinkers;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBenjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson embodied Enlightenment ideals in the American colonies; and\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eone of the most enduring outcomes of the Enlightenment is the heart-felt desire for continual improvement of life for more people.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"AVE MARIA PRESS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43501055705337,"sku":"26941","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0312\/0418\/0013\/files\/Screenshot2026-06-04125901.png?v=1780595952","url":"https:\/\/giftstore.holyhill.com\/products\/the-church-and-the-age-of-the","provider":"Holy Hill Gift Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}