Maxim Baz Author

Maxim Baz is an Italo-Lebanese priest, researcher, and professor. He holds doctorates in Philosophy from the École Normale Supérieure in Paris and Moral Theology from the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas, including the first French translation of Averroes’s 12th-century Book of Jihad as part of his work. His manuscript, The Papal Arts of Peace and Civilization (De Gruyter, 2025), introduces the “War Avoidance, War Mitigation, and Preventive Pacification” papal paradigm (Leo XIII–John Paul II), examining its theological, philosophical, and legal underpinnings. His research focuses on the philosophical and theological aspects of war and peace, particularly within Catholic and Islamic thought. He currently serves as Senior Advisor and Chaplain to the Governor General of the Pontifical Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem, providing practical and strategic support. His previous roles included Secretary to two Cardinal Grand Masters and Ecclesiastical Assistant of the Grand Magisterium, managing investitures worldwide. His international engagements indirectly promote the cause of peace in the Holy Land. He is fluent in Italian, English, French, and Arabic.