Este tratado teologico e historico, escrito por el filosofo y sacerdote español Jaime Luciano Balmes, compara el protestantismo y el catolicismo en sus efectos sobre la civilizacion europea. Balmes argumenta que la influencia del catolicismo ha sido mas positiva en terminos de progreso social y cultural, mientras que el protestantismo ha contribuido a la fragmentacion y al individualismo. Este libro es una critica y defensa del catolicismo en el contexto de la Europa del siglo XIX, y es la prueba del pensamiento critico de su autor.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.