Monsignor Luigi Giussani (1922–2005) was the founder of the Catholic lay movement Commun- ion and Liberation in Italy, which has hundreds of thousands of adherents around the globe. In The Life of Luigi Giussani Alberto Savorana, who spent an important part of his life working and studying with Giussani, draws on many unpub- lished documents to recount who the priest was and how he lived. Giussani’s life story is particu- larly significant because it shares many of the same challenges, risks, and paths toward enlight- enment that are described in his numerous and influential publications. Illuminating details are shared about Giussani’s parents, professors, and friends in the seminary, the things he read, his priesthood, his experience teaching, misunderstandings and moments of recognition, and illness. Luigi Giussani considered Christianity to be a fact, a real event in human life, which takes the form of an encounter, invit- ing anyone and everyone to verify its relevance to life’s needs. This is what happened for so many people all over the world who recognized in this priest and leader, with his rough and captivating voice, not only a teacher to learn from, but above all a man to compare oneself with – a companion for the journey who could be trusted to answer the question: how can we live? In addition to providing the first chronological reconstruction of the life of the founder of Com- munion and Liberation, The Life of Luigi Gius- sani provides a detailed account of his legacy and what his life’s work meant to individual people and the Church. Alberto Savorana is a journalist and author who currently oversees the press office, public rela- tions, and publications program for Communion and Liberation. 3 7 M Q U P F A L L 2 0 1 7 B I O G R A P H Y • R E L I G I O U S S T U D I E S The Life of Luigi Giussani alberto savorana Translated by Chris Bacich and Mariangela Sullivan A detailed account of the life and legacy of the founder of the Communion and Liberation movement. S P E C I F I C AT I O N S January 2018 978-0-7735-5185-5 $39.95T CDN, $39.95T US, £34.00 cloth 6.25 x 9.25 1480pp 56 photos eBook available