Book Review of The Church Confronts Modernity: Catholic Intellectuals and the Progressive Era and The Church and the Market: A Catholic Defense of the Free Economy by Thomas E. Woods, Jr.

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In this article, Samuel Bostaph reviews Thomas E. Woods, Jr.’s books, The Church Confronts Modernity: Catholic Intellectuals and the Progressive Era and The Church and the Market: A Catholic Defense of the Free Economy.

Volume 20, Number 2 (2006)

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Bostaph, Samuel. “Book Review of The Church Confronts Modernity: Catholic Intellectuals and the Progressive Era and The Church and the Market: A Catholic Defense of the Free Economy by Thomas E. Woods, Jr..” Journal of Libertarian Studies 20, No. 2 (2006): 87–94.

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