How the West was Won (Again...for Christ)

Last month Pope Benedict XVI announced the formation of a new pontifical council dedicated to the "renewed evangelization" of the West, specifically countries "in which the Gospel put down roots a long time ago, giving place to a true Christian tradition, but where in the last centuries -- with complex dynamics -- the process of secularization has produced a grave crisis of the sense of the Christian faith and of belonging to the Church." 

Understanding how the Christian West came to be is of the utmost importance for understanding how it must be evangelized again. One account of the dawn of the West is available in The Birth of Freedom, a documentary film available from Acton Media. The Birth of Freedom has been airing on PBS stations around the country, and features a host of dynamic experts, including Bill Allen, Susan Wise Bauer, Robby George, Sam Gregg, Rodney Stark, Glenn Sunshine, and George Weigel.