Rev. George Grima studied literature, philosophy and theology at the University of Malta from where he obtained a Bachelor of Arts and a Licentiate in Theology.  He studied for an M.A. in philosophy at the Institute of Philosophy and wrote a dissertation on "Conversion and Responsibility: The Evolution of H. Richard Niebuhr's View of Christian Ethics" for the Doctorate in theology at the Faculty of Theology of the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven. Between 1981 and 1982 he was doing research in Catholic social ethics on a Fellowship from the Alexander von Humboldt Stiftung. He is former Dean (1992-2007) and currently professor of moral theology, teaching fundamental moral theology and Christian social ethics. He has published several articles on Catholic social teaching, bioethics, business ethics and theology and human rights.

• “The Role of the Church in Bioethics” in Bioethics Responsibilities and Norms for those involved in Health Care, A Ministry for Social Policy Publication 1989.
• “Workers Participation” in The Dove in the Owl’s Nest Theology Students’ Association, Malta, 1989.
• “The Policy of the Maltese Government on Family Planning and Artificial human Procreation”, Quaderni di Bioetica e Cultura 1992, 113-125.
• “Meaning and Sanctity of Life: Some Observations from a Christian Perspective”, Quaderni di Bioetica e Cultura, 1993, 55-66.
• “Momento Mori” A Repressive or a liberating Reminder?” Quaderni di Bioetica e Cultura, 1994, 47 -62.
• “Principio di Sussidiarita” in Dizionario di Bioetica (S. Leone and S. Privitera) Bologna, EDS –ISB, 1994.
• “Gene Therapy and the Catholic Church”, in International Journal of Bioethics 1994, Vol. 5, No. 4, 321-326
• “Guistizia Internazionale”, in Dizionario di Bioetica (S. Leone and S. Privitera) Bologna, EDS –ISB, 1994.
• “Toward a Meditarranean Bioethics”, in Quaderni di Bioethica 1994, Vol. 5, No. 4, 321-326.
• “The Churches’ Response to the Population Problem” in Caring for Future Generations Jewish, Christian, Islamic Perspectives, Adamentive Press, 1988.
• “Transplantation: Philosophical and Ethical Issues”, in Patients Rights, Reproductive Technology, Transplantation, 200, 91-98.
• “Malta”, Eerderman – Bill Encylopedia of Christianity, Vol 3 (2001).
• "Family Rights: A Catholic Perspective" in Civil Society Project 2006: The Family, Law, Religion and Society ed. by Peter G. Xuereb, Malta, 45-62.
• "The Business Firm as a Moral Agent", in Civil Society Project Report 2007: Business Ethics and Religious Values in the European Union and Malta - For a moral Level Playing Field, ed. by Peter G. Xuereb, Malta, 161-166.