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Sep 20, 2017 on wednesday, september 20, 2017, eppc and the catholic information center are sponsoring an event to celebrate the release of eppc distinguished senior fellow george weigels new book lessons in hope. George weigel books list of books by author george weigel. George weigel, author of a bestselling twovolume biography of pope john paul ii, argues in his new bookthe fragility of order. George weigel on his new book, faith, reason, and the war against jihadism hh. Help us improve our author pages by updating your bibliography and submitting a new or current image and biography. George weigel weathering turbulent times with stouthearted friends.
George weigel must certainly have written this book with a very personal anger at the malfeasant clerics who allowed all this to happen. As weigel learns the pope from inside, he also offers a firsthand account of the tumult of postvatican ii catholicism and the cold wars endgame, introducing listeners to the heroes who brought down european communism. Follow to get new release updates and improved recommendations. More than ten years in the making, the end and the beginning. George weigel to offer talk and book signing diocese of.
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