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NEW BOOK: Against the Grain
Christianity and Democracy, War and Peace
By George Weigel
Posted: Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Cutting against the grain of conventional wisdom, New York Times bestseller, George Weigel, offers a compelling look at the ways in which Catholic social teaching sheds light on the challenges of peace, the problem of pluralism, the quest for human rights, and the defense of liberty.  [Read More]
Faith, Reason, and the War Against Jihadism
A Call to Action
By George Weigel
Posted: Friday, November 9, 2007
More than half a decade after 9/11, safe passage through a moment of history fraught with both peril and possibility requires Americans across the political spectrum to see things as they are. In this incisive, engaging study of the present danger and what we must do to prevail against it, George Weigel, one of America's foremost public intellectuals, does precisely that: he sees, and describes, things as they are -- and as they might be.  [Read More]
God's Choice
Pope Benedict XVI and the Future of the Catholic Church
By George Weigel
Posted: Thursday, September 15, 2005
After more than twenty-six years of John Paul II's guidance, the Catholic Church is entering a new age. In his new book, God's Choice, George Weigel reflects on John Paul II's greatness, paints an intimate portrait of the new Pope, and boldly assesses the Church's current condition. God's Choice is an invaluable book for anyone seeking to understand the Catholic future and the larger human future the Church will help to shape.  [Read More]
The Cube and the Cathedral
The Cube and the Cathedral
Europe, America and Politics Without God
By George Weigel
Posted: Friday, March 11, 2005
Why do Europeans and Americans see the world so differently? Why do Europeans and Americans have such different understandings of democracy and its discontents in the twenty-first century? Contrasting the civilization that produced the starkly modernist "cube" of the Great Arch of La Defense in Paris with the civilization that produced the "cathedral" of Notre-Dame, George Weigel argues that Europe's embrace of a narrow secularism has led to a crisis of morale that is eroding Europe's soul and threatening its future-with dire lessons for the rest of the democratic world.   [Read More]
Letters to a Young Catholic
Letters to a Young Catholic
By George Weigel
Posted: Monday, March 1, 2004
In these letters, George Weigel conveys the power of a faith that is at once personal and universal, timely and eternal. His book will inspire not only the young generation of Catholics whose World Youth Day celebrations have launched an era of renewal for the Church, but also the faithful, the doubtful, and the searchers of every age.  [Read More]
The Courage to Be Catholic
The Courage to Be Catholic
Crisis, Reform, and the Future of the Church
By George Weigel
Posted: Thursday, August 1, 2002
The Courage To Be Catholic: Crisis, Reform, and the Future of the Church was published in September 2002 by Basic Books and went into its eighth printing in January 2003.   [Read More]
The Truth of Catholicism
The Truth of Catholicism
Ten Controversies Explored
By George Weigel
Posted: Tuesday, October 23, 2001
The Truth of Catholicism: Ten Controversies Explored is an explanation of the Catholic view of the world and the human condition for interested adults and college students.   [Read More]
Witness to Hope
The Biography of Pope John Paul II
By George Weigel
Posted: Friday, October 1, 1999
Witness To Hope: The Biography of Pope John Paul II by George Weigel is as comprehensive a biography of its subject as can be hoped for while the Pope still lives. Weigel, a journalist who came to the Pope's attention after the publication of his book, The Final Revolution: The Resistance Church and the Collapse of Communism, wrote Witness To Hope with his subject's encouragement and assistance. Weigel had unprecedented access to the Pope's correspondence (with, among others, world leaders including Mikhail Gorbachev). He reports lengthy conversations with many members of the Pope's inner circle, and he occasionally reveals vivid details of the Pope's daily life (for example, at the beginning of each day, the Pope's adviser's hear moans and groaning from John Paul's solitary prayers in his private chapel).  [Read More]
Soul of the World
Soul of the World
Notes on the Future of Public Catholicism
By George Weigel
Posted: Monday, April 15, 1996
What is distinctive about the Church in the world? What does the Church ask of the world, and what should the world expect of the Church? Soul of the World is George Weigel's exploration of the rich theological roots of the public witness of the Roman Catholic Church, especially during the pontificate of John Paul II, whose work has left a decisive imprint on the lives of nations and peoples around the world.  [Read More]
Reinventing the American People
Reinventing the American People
Unity and Diversity Today
Edited by Robert Royal
Posted: Monday, November 20, 1995
This volume explores the causes and consequences of our present predicament and also offers constructive solutions. It examines multiculturalist movements, recent court decisions and interpretations of the Constitution, religious questions, educational breakdown, racial and ethnic issues, and immigration.   [Read More]
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New Books
The Latest Books from EPPC Scholars

Faith, Reason and the War Against JihadismEPPC Distinguished Senior Fellow George Weigel's new book is essential reading in a time of momentous political decisions. Drawing on a quarter century of experience at the intersection of moral argument and public policy, he describes rigorously and clearly the threat posed by global jihadism and points a new direction for both public policy and interreligious dialogue, one that meets the challenge of jihadism forthrightly while creating the conditions for a less threatening, more mutually enriching encounter between Islam and the West.
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EPPC Resident Scholar James Bowman recounts the history of honor, noting that it is inseparable from the history of mankind. While honor has been disregarded or actively despised for three quarters of a century in the West, it is still essential to an understanding of the Islamic cultures of the Middle East and the sense of grievance they often foster against the West, and especially the United States.
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EPPC Fellow Christine Rosen writes a warm and affectionate memoir of her days as a school girl in a fundamentalist Christian school in St. Petersburg, Florida where "the Bible was our textbook," God the guide, and after entering the school gates, nothing was ever quite the same again.
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Mark Noll
What is an "Evangelical"?
A thoughtful look at a complicated notion

Mark Noll, professor at Wheaton College, delivered a lecture on "Understanding American Evangelicals" at EPPC's 2003 conference in Key West, Florida. He provides the history of evangelical movements, discusses the number of American evangelicals, and takes the measure of evangelical hymns. An elegant and eloquent presentation for those curious about what it means to be an evangelical. 


American Catholic Opinion on Church Issues
Major new study on the views of American Catholics and opinion leaders

Pollster John Zogby recently came to the Center to discuss the results of a new survey comparing the views of Catholic leaders with those of the laity. The details of his results are now available online, along with a transcript of the analysis provided by George Weigel, Alan Wolfe, and Rev. J. Bryan Hehir.