Books in conversation: A space for dialogue between authors whose work breaks new ground and contributors offering critical engagement, furthering the study of religion and modernity across cultural and disciplinary boundaries.

Department of Education, Roma Tre University
Room 11 , Via Principe Amedeo 182, Rome

October 21, 2025, 3:00 PM

“Fe, Modernidad y Política. Los Congresos Eucarísticos Internacionales” (Madrid, 1911 – Barcelona, 1952) (Editorial Comares 2024)

With the Author:
Natalia Núñez Bargueño
(Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellow, KU Leuven)

Respondent: Juan M. de Lara Vázquez
(University of Catania)

🔗 bit.ly/47bizdl

October 30, 2025, 2:00 PM

The Ruin of Souls – A Religious History of Italian Catholic Immigrants in the United States (1853– 1921) (Bridwell Press 2025)

With the Author:
Massimo Di Gioacchino
(Director, Research Initiative on Global Italian Religious Networks, Department of Italian Studies, NYU)

Respondent: Francesca Campigli
(University for Foreigners of Siena)

🔗 bit.ly/DiGioacchinobook