With candor and sharp insight, Dan LeRoy traces the sweeping story of Western thought, revealing how philosophy’s detours over the centuries have shaped today’s cultural, moral, and political crises. From the roots of classical philosophy and early views on ethics to the insights of Augustine and Aquinas, LeRoy unpacks pivotal ideas, including empiricism, dualism, humanism, and materialism, and shows how they laid the foundations for modern politics, education, and belief systems. Along the way, he examines the thinkers, movements, and turning points that brought us to our present confusion and explains why rediscovering the Christian principles at the heart of Western civilization is essential to restoring meaning, unity, and hope in our world.