The Fragility of Order: Catholic Reflections on Turbulent Times Weigel, George

Weigel, George

ISBN 10: 1621642372 / ISBN 13: 9781621642374

Published by Ignatius Press, 2018

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Fragility of Order: Catholic Reflections on Turbulent Times Weigel, George
• Publisher: Ignatius Press
• Publication Date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1621642372
• ISBN 13: 9781621642374
• Binding: Hardcover Apr 02, 2018
• Condition: gebraucht; wie neu

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Synopsis

One of America's most prominent public intellectuals brings thirty-five years of experience in Washington and Rome to bear in analyzing the turbulence that characterizes world politics, American public life, and the Catholic Church in the early twenty-first century.

In these bracing essays, George Weigel reads such events as the First World War, the collapse of Communism, and the Obama and Trump presidencies through a distinctive cultural and moral lens, even as he offers new insights into Pope Francis and his challenging pontificate.

Throughout, two of Weigel's key convictions—that ideas have consequences for good and ill, and that the deepest currents of history flow through culture—illuminate political and economic life, and the life of the Church, in ways not often appreciated or understood.

Many of the chapters in this book originated in George Weigel's annual William E. Simon Lecture, which since 2001 has become a major event in Washington, D.C. They are unique in their application of philosophical and theological perspectives to the issues of history and politics, enabling the reader to see current events in a deeper way.

About the Author

George Weigel is a Distinguished Senior Fellow of Washington's Ethics and Public Policy Center. He is the New York Times bestselling author of more than two dozen books, including the two volumes of his internationally acclaimed biography of Saint John Paul II, Witness to Hope and The End and the Beginning. Other works by Weigel include The Fragility of Order, The Next Pope, Evangelical Catholicism, and Not Forgotten.