Introduction to Gerard Charles Wilson's channel (updated Oct 2023)

This channel presents my intellectual and creative activities. It is about my books, fiction and non-fiction, and the processes of writing and publishing. It presents my videos on Australian history and society. In fiction, I write in the genre of the Catholic novel. I will discuss what my novels are about and what a Catholic novel is compared to general fiction. Among writers of the Catholic novel are Evelyn Waugh, Graham Greene, and J.R.R. Tolkien. My non-fiction books are about political and social issues in the context of Australian events but as they relate to a universal conservative position. I will comment on developments in the Catholic Church, in the wake of the Second Vatican Council, from a political rather than theological view. The channel also presents my abiding deep interest in Edmund Burke. I have a master’s degree in philosophy, my thesis on Edmund Burke. I offer presentations on aspects of Edmund Burke’s political philosophy. My presentation of Burke's political philosophy will inform my comments on specific events.