Dr. Alessandro Rovati

Journal Articles, Book Chapters, and Reviews

• “Review of Massimo Borghesi’s The Mind of Pope Francis: Jorge Mario Bergoglio’s Intellectual Journey,” in  Catholic Books Review: An On-Line Journal, June 13, 2019.
• “Review of Alexander Lucie-Smith’s Narrative Theology and Moral Theology: The Infinite Horizon,” in the Journal of Moral Theology  8, no. 2 (June 2019).
• “Review of Alberto Savorana’s The Life of Luigi Giussani,” in Reading Religion: A Publication of the American Academy of Religion, July 11, 2018.
• “War Is America’s Altar: Violence in the American Imagination,” in Cultural Violence and Peace, ed. Fuat Gursozlu, Boston, MA: Brill. (2018)
• “Review of Julian Carron’s Disarming Beauty: Essays on Faith, Truth, and Freedom,” in Reading Religion: A Publication of the American Academy of Religion, October 3, 2017.
• “Mercy Is a Person: Pope Francis and the Christological Turn in Moral Theology,” in Journal of Moral Theology 6, no. 2 (July 2017).
• “Review of Luke Bretherton’s Resurrecting Democracy: Faith, Citizenship, and the Politics of a Common Life,” in Reading Religion: A Publication of the American Academy of Religion, October 15, 2016.
• “The Beauty that Pierces the Heart: Joseph Ratzinger’s Christological Understanding of Beauty,” Selected Papers on Beauty & Aesthetics, Quaestiones Disputatae 6, no. 2 (Spring 2016).
• “Interview with Stanley Hauerwas,” Philosophical News: Rivista di Filosofia 4 (2012).

Conference Papers

• “Building Bridges Through Community Organizing,” Catholic Theological Ethics in the World Church Global Conference, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, July 26-30, 2018.
• “Populorum Progressio, the Church, and Community Organizing,” New Wine, New Wineskins: Young Catholic Moral Theologians 13th Annual Symposium, University of Notre Dame, July 27-30, 2017.
• “‘Seek the Welfare of the City Where I Have Sent You:’ The Church and Community Organizing,” 72^nd Annual Convention of the Catholic Theological Society of America, Albuquerque, New Mexico, June 8-11, 2017.
• “Artisans of Their Own Destiny:” Populorum Progressio and Grassroots Democracy,” 2017 Notre Dame Catholic Social Tradition Conference, University of Notre Dame, March 23-25, 2017.
• “‘Come and Follow Me:’ The Christology of the Second Vatican Council and Francis’ Contribution to Moral Theology,” Symposium on Pope Francis’s Vision for the Renewal of the Church, Franciscan University of Steubenville, November 10-12, 2016.
• “Learning the Gaze of Christ: Amoris Laetitia, Mercy, and Moral Theology,” New Wine, New Wineskins: Young Catholic Moral Theologians 12th Annual Symposium, Catholic University of America, July 28-31, 2016.
• “Mercy Is a Person: Pope Francis and the Christological Turn in Moral Theology,” 71^st Annual Convention of the Catholic Theological Society of America, Caribe Hilton Hotel, San Juan, Puerto Rico, June 9-12, 2016.
• “Sustainable Humanity, Sustainable Nature: The Integral Ecology of Pope Francis,” 2016 Southeastern Commission for the Study of Religion Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia, March 4-6, 2016.
• “Killing for the Telephone Company: War and Peace in the American Imaginary,” 28th Concerned Philosophers for Peace Conference, Loyola University, Maryland, October 22-24, 2015.
• “Language Communities and Moral Concepts: The Moral Life as a Life of Vision,” 2015 Annual American Catholic Philosophical Association Meeting, Boston Park Plaza Hotel, Massachusetts,  October 8-11, 2015.
• “‘Peter, Do You Love Me?’: The Christological Turn in Catholic Moral Theology,” New Wine, New Wineskins: Young Catholic Moral Theologians 12th Annual Symposium, University of Notre Dame, Indiana, July 30-August 2, 2015.
• “Is MacIntyre a Radical Democrat?,” 9th Annual Meeting of the International Society for MacIntyrean Enquiry, Saint Louis University, Missouri, July 22-25, 2015.
• “Joseph Ratzinger’s Christological Understanding of Beauty,” The Power of Beauty Conference, Franciscan University of Steubenville, Ohio, 24-25 October 2014.
• “MacIntyre and Natural Law: An Alternative Narrative of Well-Being,” 6th Annual Meeting of the International Society of MacIntyrean Enquiry, Nottingham, United Kingdom, July 2012.
• “Alasdair MacIntyre and the ‘After Virtue Project’: A Narrative of Practical Rationality,” Conference of the University of Nottingham Centre of Theology and Philosophy, Krakow, Poland, June 2011.

Invited Lectures

• “Encountering Christ: The Gospels and Christian Morality,” 2019 Knights of Malta Defense of Faith Forum, St. Pius X Catholic Church, Greensboro, North Carolina, June 13, 2019.
• “Education to Wonder: Catechesis of the Good Shepherd,” Festival of Friendship, Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, September 29, 2018.
• “A Conversation About Savorana’s The Life of Luigi Giussani,” Belmont Abbey College, North Carolina, June 16, 2018.
• “Christianity and the Challenges of the Present,” Belmont Abbey College, North Carolina, April 17, 2018.
• “The Second Vatican Council,” Saint Paul the Apostle Catholic Church, Greensboro, North Carolina, March 3, 2018.
• “The Church and Community Organizing,” 2018 Faculty Lecture Series, Belmont Abbey College, North Carolina, February 7, 2018.
• “The Church,” Saint Paul the Apostle Catholic Church, Greensboro, North Carolina, March 5, 2017.
• “Pope Francis’ Vision of Catholic Education,” Charleston Diocese Teachers’ Conference, Columbia, South Carolina, March 3, 2017.
• “What Do I Want Out of Life?,” Mount St. Mary’s University, Maryland, February 7, 2017.
• “Ratzinger and Beauty,” 2017 Faculty Lecture Series, Belmont Abbey College, North Carolina, January 30, 2017.
• “Building a Culture of Encounter: Politics and Mercy in the Election Season,” Charlotte Diocese Faith Formation Enrichment Workshop, Saint Paul the Apostle Catholic Church, Greensboro, North Carolina, September 17, 2016.
• “Faithful Citizenship,” Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish, High Point, North Carolina, September 14, 2016.
• “The Name of God Is Mercy: Reflections on the Holy Year of Mercy,” Charlotte Diocese Education Vicariate In-Service, Catholic Conference Center, Hickory, North Carolina, March 3, 2016.
• “Christology and Moral Theology,” 2016 Faculty Lecture Series, Belmont Abbey College, North Carolina, February 24, 2016.
• “Merciful Like the Father,” Charlotte Diocese Faith Formation Enrichment Workshop, Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish, High Point, North Carolina, February 6, 2016.
• “Mercy Is a Person,” Faculty Lecture Series, St. Pius X Catholic Church, Greensboro, North Carolina, January 16, 2016.