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The Libro Amico cycle returns with a new meeting dedicated to a topic as sensitive as it is topical: the relationship between Christianity and violence. On Wednesday, April 16 at 11 a.m., Massimo Rubboli, professor of History of the Americas and History of Christianity at the University of Genoa, will be the guest speaker. During the meeting, he will present his latest book, “Christians, Violence and Weapons. Historical paths and historiographical revisions reading Haraway, Stengers and Latour” (GBU, 2024).
In this volume, Rubboli addresses a crucial knot in Christian history: the use of weapons by believers. He does so with an original approach. In fact, he rereads the Christian tradition through the thought of contemporary authors such as Donna Haraway, Isabelle Stengers and Bruno Latour. The result is a lucid analysis capable of challenging established narratives and opening new perspectives.
He will be interviewed by Alessandra Pecchioli, professor at the Adventist Faculty of Theology. Together, they will dialogue on how to reconcile the Gospel teaching of peace with the many historical pages marked by wars and compromises.
The meeting will be held in-person at the Adventist Institute headquarters, located at 8 Ellen Gould White Street, Florence. For those who cannot be present in the hall, the event will be streamed live on the Adventist Institute’s Facebook page, providing an opportunity for a wider audience to follow the discussion and participate virtually.
The initiative is sponsored by CeCSUR (Cultural Center for Humanities and Religious Studies), in collaboration with the Adventist University Institute and the Adventist Faculty of Theology, with support from the Adventist 8×1000.
More information is available at villaaurora. co. uk and cecsur.co.uk.
