Hilaire Belloc, with his unmatched clarity and Catholic conviction, delivers a prophetic survey of the forces that have assailed the Church in every age. In these pages, he exposes the "survivals"-ancient errors and heresies that linger like specters, and identifies the "new arrivals," the modern ideologies that promise freedom yet enslave souls and unravel the common good. From the shallow literalism of anti-sacramental sects to the creeping secularism of the modern state, Belloc dissects each enemy with the precision of a historian and the zeal of a Catholic polemicist.
More than a catalogue of errors, this work stands as a ringing affirmation of the Faith's permanence and vitality. Belloc reminds his readers that the Catholic Church does not merely withstand the tides of history; she masters them, shaping civilization and calling men back to truth in every generation. Written with urgency and foresight, Survivals and New Arrivals remains as relevant today as when it first appeared, a guide for Catholics who seek to understand the present crisis and to labor for the restoration of Christendom.
