This work provides a deep philosophical analysis of the causes and consequences of the Great French Revolution. The book consists of three parts. In the first, the author explores the ideological background of the events of the revolution. The second part is devoted to the terrifying consequences of those theories that formed the basis of the new ideology and were embodied in real actions. Part three is devoted to the consequences of the French Revolution, its influence on the entire subsequent course of European and world history. A special place in the book is occupied by the study of the religious aspects of the revolution, which is a characteristic feature of this book. The author is Christopher Henry Dawson - a major English historian, philosopher and cultural critic, whose works were once appreciated by such Western thinkers as A. J. Toynbee , T.S. Eliot, J. Maritain, E. Gilson, O. Huxley, C. S. Lewis and others. His books are distinguished by their breadth of erudition and depth of philosophical analysis, combined with clarity of presentation. Dawson's name was often put on a par with the names of such outstanding cultural researchers of the 20th century as O. Spengler, A. J. Toynbee and F. Northrop. For specialists engaged in research in the field of religious philosophy, philosophy of history, cultural studies, religious studies, Western history Europe XVIII-XIX centuries. psychology, sociology. For everyone interested in the political and cultural phenomenon of the revolution and its philosophical understanding. In a limited volume, the publication can be recommended as an additional teaching aid for pupils, students and teachers of religious educational institutions, for teachers, students and graduate students of theological, historical and philosophical universities and faculties (curriculum subjects “General History”, “Philosophy”). ContentsKirill Kozhurin. The End of the Great Heresy: The French Revolution and the Crisis of Western European Culture as assessed by Christopher Dawson 5Preface by A. J. Toynbee to the first edition 43Part one. REVOLUTION OF IDEAS 471. European Revolution 472. Historical origins of liberalism 673. The birth of democracy 105Part two. FRENCH REVOLUTION 1324. Rights of Man 1325. Altars of Fear 1586. Reign of Terror 1827. Fall of the Mountain 2148. Reversing the Tide 233Part Three. INFLUENCE OF REVOLUTION 2569. Religion and the Romantic Movement 25610. Europe and Revolution 29211. Revolution and the Modern World 305Bibliography 323