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Curriculum Vitae
DEGREES, EMPLOYMENT AND ACADEMIC POSITIONS HELD
- 1994: degree in Contemporary History at the Faculty of Letters and Philosophy at the University of Pisa, 110/110 cum laude (Thesis title: L’episcopato di Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli a Venezia, 1953-1958)
- 1995-Present: collaboration with the Fondazione per le scienze religiose “Giovanni XXIII” of Bologna (member of the research staff for the study of the Second Vatican Council and later for the study of synods and synodality in the Churches under the direction of Prof. Giuseppe Alberigo)
- 2000: PhD in Contemporary History at Roma III University (Thesis title: Il mondo cattolico italiano e la questione della libertà religiosa nella prima metà degli anni ’50: il problema costituzionale, dottrinale e diplomatico; Supervisor: Prof. Pietro Scoppola)
- 2000: qualification to teach Philosophy and History in Upper Secondary School
- 2001: qualification to teach Letters in Lower and Upper Secondary School
- 2001-2002: Tenured Teacher of Letters in a Lower Secondary School
- 2003-2004: Postdoctoral Researcher at the Fondazione per le scienze religiose “Giovanni XXIII”
- 2005-2014: Assistant Professor in Contemporary History at the Department of Education and Humanities, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
- 2006-2014: Coordinator of the Alta Scuola Europea di Scienze Religiose “Giuseppe Alberigo” promoted by the Fondazione per le scienze religiose “Giovanni XXIII” of Bologna
- 2006-Present: Member of the teaching board of the Doctoral School in Human Sciences of the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia (research area: Historical and phylosophycal studies) and supervisor of PhD thesis
- 2013: National Academic Qualification as Associate Professor in Contemporary History
- 2014: Associate Professor of Contemporary History at the Department of Education and Human Sciences of the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
- 2014-2015: Chargée de cours in History of Christianity at the Faculté de théologie (TECO) et at the Institut de recherche Religions, spiritualités, cultures, sociétés (RSCS) of the Université Catholique de Louvain-la-Neuve
- 2019: National Academic Qualification as Full Professor in History of Christianity
FELLOWSHIPS AND PARTICIPATION IN RESEARCH PROJECTS
- January-June 1998: PhD Grant Holder at the School of Religious Studies, Catholic University of Washington D.C.
- January 2008-September 2010: participation in the research program “Política, cultura y religión en el México y el estado de Morelos contemporáneos”, promoted by the Facultad de Humanidades of the Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos, México
- November 2008-January 2009: Visiting Researcher at the Universidade Católica of Brasilia within the «Programa de Pesquisa e Documentação das Comunidades Eclesiais de Base» promoted by the UCB
- November-December 2013: Research Activity at the LAboratoire de Recherche Historique Rhône Alpes (LARHRA, UMR 5190), Université Jean Moulin - Lyon 3
- April 201-Present: participation to the «Núcleo Ecumênico e Inter-religioso» of the Programa de Pós-Graduação em Teologia, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil
EDITORIAL BOARDS
- 2006-2015: member of the board of editors of «Concilium. International Journal of Theology»
- 2016—: member of the Scientific Comittee of «Concilium. International Journal of Theology»
- 2014-2015: member of the Directorial Committee of the «Revue d’Histoire Ecclésiastique»
- 2016—: member of the Advisory Board and of the Editorial Executive Board for the project A History of the Desire for Christian Unity Ecumenism in the Churches 19th-21st Century promoted by the Foundation for Religious Sciences “Giovanni XXIII” of Bologna
- 2016-2017: Deputy Director of the revue «Cristianesimo nella storia»
- 2018-Present: Director of the revue «Cristianesimo nella storia»
AWARDS
- 2005: Arturo Carlo Jemolo 2005 Award for the volume, La fatica della libertà. L'elaborazione della dichiarazione “Dignitatis humanae” sulla libertà religiosa del Vaticano II, Bologna, Il Mulino 2003
- 2005: Desiderio Pirovano Award for the volume S.Scatena, La fatica della libertà. L'elaborazione della dichiarazione “Dignitatis humanae” sulla libertà religiosa del Vaticano II, Bologna, Il Mulino 2003
TEACHING
- 2003/2004: collaboration within the course on “History of Political Institutions” at the Department of Communication, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
- 2004/2005: collaboration within the courses on “History of Political Institutions” and on “History of Journalism” at the Department of Communication, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
- 2004/2005: course on “History Didactics”, Department of Education and Humanities (Program for Primary Teacher Education), University of Modena and Reggio Emilia;
- 2005/2008: courses on “Contemporary History” and on “History Didactics”, Department of Education and Humanities (Program for Primary Teacher Education), University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
- 2008/2009: courses on “Political History of Republican Italy” and on “History of the Politics of Republican Italy”, Department of Education and Humanities (Bachelor, Sciences of Education, and MA, Administration Sciences), University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
- 2009/2010: courses on “Contemporary History” and on “Political History of Republican Italy”, Department of Education and Humanities (Bachelor, Sciences of Education), University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
- 2010/2011— : courses on “Contemporary History”, Department of Education and Humanities (Bachelor, Sciences of Education), University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
- 2014/2015: courses on “History of Christianity” at the Faculté de Théologie de l’Université Catholique de Louvain-la-Neuve
- a.a. 2018/2019—: courses on "History of Globalization", Department of Education and Humanities (Master, Sciences of Education), University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
- 1994: degree in Contemporary History at the Faculty of Letters and Philosophy at the University of Pisa, 110/110 cum laude (Thesis title: L’episcopato di Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli a Venezia, 1953-1958)
- 1995-Present: collaboration with the Fondazione per le scienze religiose “Giovanni XXIII” of Bologna (member of the research staff for the study of the Second Vatican Council and later for the study of synods and synodality in the Churches under the direction of Prof. Giuseppe Alberigo)
- 2000: PhD in Contemporary History at Roma III University (Thesis title: Il mondo cattolico italiano e la questione della libertà religiosa nella prima metà degli anni ’50: il problema costituzionale, dottrinale e diplomatico; Supervisor: Prof. Pietro Scoppola)
- 2000: qualification to teach Philosophy and History in Upper Secondary School
- 2001: qualification to teach Letters in Lower and Upper Secondary School
- 2001-2002: Tenured Teacher of Letters in a Lower Secondary School
- 2003-2004: Postdoctoral Researcher at the Fondazione per le scienze religiose “Giovanni XXIII”
- 2005-2014: Assistant Professor in Contemporary History at the Department of Education and Humanities, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
- 2006-2014: Coordinator of the Alta Scuola Europea di Scienze Religiose “Giuseppe Alberigo” promoted by the Fondazione per le scienze religiose “Giovanni XXIII” of Bologna
- 2006-Present: Member of the teaching board of the Doctoral School in Human Sciences of the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia (research area: Historical and phylosophycal studies) and supervisor of PhD thesis
- 2013: National Academic Qualification as Associate Professor in Contemporary History
- 2014: Associate Professor of Contemporary History at the Department of Education and Human Sciences of the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
- 2014-2015: Chargée de cours in History of Christianity at the Faculté de théologie (TECO) et at the Institut de recherche Religions, spiritualités, cultures, sociétés (RSCS) of the Université Catholique de Louvain-la-Neuve
- 2019: National Academic Qualification as Full Professor in History of Christianity
FELLOWSHIPS AND PARTICIPATION IN RESEARCH PROJECTS
- January-June 1998: PhD Grant Holder at the School of Religious Studies, Catholic University of Washington D.C.
- January 2008-September 2010: participation in the research program “Política, cultura y religión en el México y el estado de Morelos contemporáneos”, promoted by the Facultad de Humanidades of the Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos, México
- November 2008-January 2009: Visiting Researcher at the Universidade Católica of Brasilia within the «Programa de Pesquisa e Documentação das Comunidades Eclesiais de Base» promoted by the UCB
- November-December 2013: Research Activity at the LAboratoire de Recherche Historique Rhône Alpes (LARHRA, UMR 5190), Université Jean Moulin - Lyon 3
- April 201-Present: participation to the «Núcleo Ecumênico e Inter-religioso» of the Programa de Pós-Graduação em Teologia, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil
EDITORIAL BOARDS
- 2006-2015: member of the board of editors of «Concilium. International Journal of Theology»
- 2016—: member of the Scientific Comittee of «Concilium. International Journal of Theology»
- 2014-2015: member of the Directorial Committee of the «Revue d’Histoire Ecclésiastique»
- 2016—: member of the Advisory Board and of the Editorial Executive Board for the project A History of the Desire for Christian Unity Ecumenism in the Churches 19th-21st Century promoted by the Foundation for Religious Sciences “Giovanni XXIII” of Bologna
- 2016-2017: Deputy Director of the revue «Cristianesimo nella storia»
- 2018-Present: Director of the revue «Cristianesimo nella storia»
AWARDS
- 2005: Arturo Carlo Jemolo 2005 Award for the volume, La fatica della libertà. L'elaborazione della dichiarazione “Dignitatis humanae” sulla libertà religiosa del Vaticano II, Bologna, Il Mulino 2003
- 2005: Desiderio Pirovano Award for the volume S.Scatena, La fatica della libertà. L'elaborazione della dichiarazione “Dignitatis humanae” sulla libertà religiosa del Vaticano II, Bologna, Il Mulino 2003
TEACHING
- 2003/2004: collaboration within the course on “History of Political Institutions” at the Department of Communication, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
- 2004/2005: collaboration within the courses on “History of Political Institutions” and on “History of Journalism” at the Department of Communication, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
- 2004/2005: course on “History Didactics”, Department of Education and Humanities (Program for Primary Teacher Education), University of Modena and Reggio Emilia;
- 2005/2008: courses on “Contemporary History” and on “History Didactics”, Department of Education and Humanities (Program for Primary Teacher Education), University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
- 2008/2009: courses on “Political History of Republican Italy” and on “History of the Politics of Republican Italy”, Department of Education and Humanities (Bachelor, Sciences of Education, and MA, Administration Sciences), University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
- 2009/2010: courses on “Contemporary History” and on “Political History of Republican Italy”, Department of Education and Humanities (Bachelor, Sciences of Education), University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
- 2010/2011— : courses on “Contemporary History”, Department of Education and Humanities (Bachelor, Sciences of Education), University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
- 2014/2015: courses on “History of Christianity” at the Faculté de Théologie de l’Université Catholique de Louvain-la-Neuve
- a.a. 2018/2019—: courses on "History of Globalization", Department of Education and Humanities (Master, Sciences of Education), University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
Other research activities
Religious Eye-tracking – Gaze Analysis of Zones and Experiences in Italy through Technology
FAR 2025 Progetti interdisciplinari - Linea UNIMORE
Project
participant
2026
24 months
No Results Found
Research Outputs (122)
Awards and honors (2)
Premio Desiderio Pirovanoper il progresso degli studi sulla storia della Chiesa,
conferred by Istituto Luigi Sturzo - 2005
Premio Arturo Carlo Jemolo,
conferred by Università degli Studi di Torino - 2005
No Results Found
Fellowship (2)
Componente del Comitato Scientifico
- Núcleo Ecumênico e Inter-religioso del Programa de Pós-Graduação em Teologia della Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (Brasile)
(2016 - )
2016
Componente del Comitato Scientifico
- Concilium. International Journal of Theology Home | Contact (India)
(2015 - )
2015
No Results Found
Editorial Board (4)
Membro del Comitato Editoriale - A History of the Desire for Christian Unity - Ecumenism in the Churches 19th-21st CenturyMembro dell'Editorial Executive Board
Membro del Comitato Editoriale - CONCILIUM - ISSN: 1125-7164
rp1 – Direttore/Direttrice di rivista, collana editoriale, enciclopedia - CRISTIANESIMO NELLA STORIA - ISSN: 0393-3598
Membro del Comitato Editoriale - REVUE D'HISTOIRE ECCLÉSIASTIQUE - ISSN: 0035-2381
No Results Found
Research and teaching at institutions (5)
Chargée de cours in "Histoire du christianisme" presso la Faculté de théologie (TECO) e membro dell'l’Institut de recherché Religions, spiritualités, cultures, sociétés (RSCS) at: Université Catholique de Louvain - Attivita' di insegnamento
(01/09/2014 - 31/08/2015)20140901
Membro dell'Institut de recherché Religions, spiritualités, cultures, sociétés (RSCS) at: Université Catholique de Louvain - Ricercatore/Ricercatrice all’estero
(01/09/2014 - 31/08/2015)20140901
Attività di ricerca presso il LAboratoire de Recherche Historique Rhône Alpes (LARHRA, UMR 5190) at: Université Jean Moulin Lyon 3 - Ricercatore/Ricercatrice all’estero
(01/11/2013 - 31/12/2013)20131101
Visiting Researcher at the Universidade Católica of Brasilia within the «Programa de Pesquisa e Documentação das Comunidades Eclesiais de Base» promoted by the UCB at: Universidade Católica de Brasília - Visiting Researcher
(01/11/2008 - 31/01/2009)20081101
Position carried out at: FSCIRE Fondazione per le Scienze Religiose "Giovanni XXIII" - Ricercatore/Ricercatrice presso Ente di ricerca
(01/01/2000 - 17/01/2005)20000101
No Results Found
Congresses (3)
Steering committee - The Christian Desire for Unity in the Churches, 19th - 20th Century (26/11/2014 - 28/11/2014) 20141126
Program chair (presidente/responsabile del comitato scientifico) - 1962-2012: Vatican II fifty years after. The history after the History? Contributions and Perspectives of the Studies on the Council ten years after the History of Vatican II (01/01/2012 - 25/02/2012) 20120101
Steering committee - Synod and Synodality in the Churches (11/09/2003 - 14/09/2003) 20030911
No Results Found
Current Module Offerings (3)
SCED3 16 - Storia contemporanea (MZ)
Primo semestre (23/09/2025 - 23/12/2025)
- 2025
Fondamentale
Bachelor or equivalent first cycle
6 CFU
42 hours
SCED3 72 - Storia delle relazioni interreligiose
Primo semestre (23/09/2025 - 23/12/2025)
- 2025
Fondamentale
Phasing-out degree programme
Education sciences for early childhood and socio-pedagogical professions (Ministerial Decree 270/04)
( Department of Education and Humanities )
Bachelor or equivalent first cycle
6 CFU
42 hours
SPED26 - Storia della globalizzazione
Primo semestre Speda (24/09/2025 - 21/12/2025)
- 2025
Master or equivalent second cycle
6 CFU
42 hours
No Results Found