Massimo Faggioli (born 1970) is an Italian academic, Church historian, professor of theology and religious studies at Villanova University, columnist for La Croix International, and contributing writer to Commonweal.[1][2]

He was on the faculty at the University of St. Thomas (St. Paul, Minnesota) from 2009 to 2016, where he was the founding director of the Institute for Catholicism and Citizenship.[3] Since 2017, he has been an adjunct professor at the Broken Bay Institute, which is part of the Australian Institute of Theological Education in Sydney, Australia.[4][5][6]

Early work

He worked in the John XXIII Foundation for Religious Studies in Bologna between 1996 and 2008 and received his Ph.D. from the University of Turin in 2002.[7]

Career

Since 2016 he is full professor in the Department of Theology and Religious Studies at Villanova University (Philadelphia). He was the founding director (2014-2015) of the Institute for Catholicism and Citizenship and on the faculty in the Department of Theology at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul (Minnesota) between 2009 and 2016. He writes regularly for newspapers and journals on the Church, religion and politics, frequently gives public lectures on the Church and on Vatican II. Faggioli was the co-chair of the study group “Vatican II Studies” for the “American Academy of Religion” (2012–2016).[8]

His "Annual Cardinal Joseph Bernardin Lecture" held at the University of South Carolina on October 7, 2013 and published in America on February 24, 2014 issue, focusing on the relationship between Catholics and politics.[9]

Since November 2014 he is columnist for La Croix International (formerly Global Pulse Magazine), and since 2016 for Commonweal magazine.[10] Since 2016 he is staff writer for the Italian Catholic magazine "Il Regno". In 2018 he received from Sacred Heart University (Connecticut, USA) an honorary doctorate in theology.

Select publications

Awards

References

  1. ^ "Our Staff". Commonweal Magazine. Commonweal. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  2. ^ College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Department of Theology and Religious Studies. "About the Department/Faculty and Staff/Bio Detail". Villanova University. Villanova University. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  3. ^ Winterer, Jim. "Massimo Faggioli: From the Vatican Secret Archives to St. Thomas Classrooms". University of St. Thomas Newsroom. University of St. Thomas. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  4. ^ "Professor Massimo Faggioli". BBI-- The Australian Institute of Theological Education. Broken Bay Institute -- The Australian Institute for Theological Education. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  5. ^ News and Events, General Interest (31 August 2017). "Massimo Faggioli appointed new Conjoint Professor at BBI". Broken Bay Institute -- The Australian Institute for Theological Education. BBI -- The Australian Institute for Theological Education. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  6. ^ The Record (7 September 2017). "NATIONAL – BBI appoints internationally recognised expert on Vatican II – Massimo Faggioli". Catholic Archdiocese of Perth. The Record. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  7. ^ Award Recipients for Theological Excellence. "Massimo Faggioli -- 2019". Yves Congar Award Series. Barry University. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  8. ^ "Vatican II Studies Mission, Annual Meeting,, and Call for Papers". Religious Studies News. American Academy of Religion. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
  9. ^ "A View From Abroad: The shrinking common ground in the American church". America. 11 February 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  10. ^ La Croix International, About Us. "Editors". La Croix International. Retrieved 30 May 2019. ((cite news)): |first1= has generic name (help)
  11. ^ "Massimo Faggioli receives "Yves Congar Award for Theological Excellence -- 2019" at Barry University in Miami, Florida". Barry University Media SIte. Barry University. Retrieved 26 February 2019.

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