Scheduled to take place on Monday, February 24, 2025, at 4:00 p.m. Rome time (10:00 a.m. Eastern), this book discussion features Massimo Rubboli's I cristiani, la violenza and le armi (2024), presented and discussed by Eric Noffke (Facoltà Valdese di Roma), Alessandro Saggioro (La Sapienza Università di Roma), and Maria Susanna Garroni (Università Roma Tre). Panelists will address the issue of Christianity's attitude towards violence and war from its early days until Russia's invasion of Ukraine, through crusades, holy wars, Reform, and globalization.
This event is cosponsored by the Cushwa Center for the Study of American Catholicism, Notre Dame Rome, and the Pontifical Committee for Historical Sciences. To participate either in person or online, please register in advance via rome.nd.edu.