George Weigel on reading, writing, and editing

C-Span recently aired an episode of "Authors on Writing" featuring Catholic theologian George Weigel, which can be viewed online on the C-Span site. Weigel discusses how he approaches writing projects, his writing process, and many facets of writing and editing that go into producing a book. The episode was filmed at Weigel's office and home, and includes interesting footage, with accompanying anecdotes, of various memorabilia and books. Weigel, of course, has written numerous books (around twenty, I think), including several avaiable from Ignatius Press:

• Witness to Hope: The Biography of Pope John Paul II (1999)
• The Courage To Be Catholic: Crisis, Reform, and the Future of the Church (2002)
• Letters to a Young Catholic (2004)
• The Cube and the Cathedral: Europe, America, and Politics Without God (2005)
• God's Choice: Pope Benedict XVI and the Future of the Catholic Church (2005)
• Faith, Reason, and the War Against Jihadism: A Call to Action (2007)

Comments

[Thomas]

I'm confused by something Mr. Weigel said. When asked about the RSV Bible he said it's not easy to find a copy of it. Am I missing something, or doesn't Ignatius Press publish the Revised Standard Version of the Bible?

[Ed Peters]

Really, really interesting interview. Thx for the link. edp.