Prof. George Weigel

Prof. George Weigel supplementary councilor of the “think thank” of the Discovery Institute for programs relating to religion, liberty and public life. He is originally from Baltimore, Maryland where he studied at St. Mary’s Seminary and University. Subsequently, he achieved a Masters from the University of St. Michael’s College in Toronto, Canada.

Throughout the years, George Weigel has received eight degrees honoris causa as well as the papal cross Pro Ecclesia et Pontefice and the gold medal Gloria Artis of the Polish government.

While living in Seattle, Washington he was assistant to the Chair of Theology and assistant dean of studies at St. Thomas Seminary School of Theology of Kenmore. In 1986, he founded the James Madison Foundation.

From his bibliography, prevalently in English, we recall: God’s Choice: Pope Benedict XVI and the Future of the Catholic Church, Harper Collins, 2005; The Cube and the Cathedral: Europe, America, and Politics Without God, Basic Books, 2005; Letters to a Young Catholic, Basic Books, 2004; The Courage To Be Catholic: Crisis, Reform, and the Future of the Church, Basic Books, 2002; The Truth of Catholicism: Ten Controversies Explored, Harper Collins, 2001; Witness to Hope: The Biography of Pope John Paul II, Harper Collins, 1999; Soul of the World: Notes on the Future of Public Catholicism, Eerdmans, 1996; The Final Revolution: The Resistance Church and the Collapse of Communism, Oxford University Press, 1992.

Translated in Italian:
“Benedetto XVI. La scelta di Dio”, edited by Rubettino “La cattedrale e il cubo. Europa, America e politica senza Dio”, but he is certainly most famous for “Testimone della speranza. La vita di Giovanni Paolo II” edited by Mondadori. G.Weigel is currently a senior councilor of the Ethics and Public Policy Centre