A witness, Georges Arnold, priest of the Prado

Desclée de Brouwer, Paris, April 2007, 250 pages - ISBN 978-2220057781

A touching portrait of Father Georges Arnold (1920-2006), a priest of the Prado who devoted his life to the most deprived and to just causes.

Einaudi traces the journey of this committed religious figure who was a privileged witness and participant in the great social struggles of his time. Father Arnold embodied a humanist and progressive conception of Christianity, rejecting the separation between faith and social action.

The book explores his work with marginalized populations, his commitment to fighting social injustices and his support for liberation struggles.

Einaudi portrays a man of conviction who did not hesitate to take a stand on the political and social issues of his time, particularly during the Algerian War. Through this biography, the author pays tribute to these worker priests and activists who put their faith at the service of social justice and human dignity.

The story highlights the tensions within the Catholic Church between a conservative hierarchy and religious figures committed to the oppressed, illustrating the contradictions of French Catholicism in the 20th century.