Having earned a doctor of theology degree at Union Theological Seminary in New York City, he taught at Lake Forest College and the College of Wooster. In 1968 he began teaching social ethics in the religious studies department at the University of Windsor (Ontario). He focused on a wide range of issues, including social responsibility in engineering and business, war and peace, environmental protection, the dynamics of nonviolent action, the global food system, poverty, and economics.
Since his retirement in 1996, George had worked to achieve public banking that could provide essentially interest-free loans for government spending, thus overcoming the devastating austerity agenda.
After coping with prostate cancer for many years, he died July 23, 2018. George is survived by his wife, Donna; five children and their spouses; and seven grandchildren.