Research Fellow
Georgetown Representative in Rome
June 4, 2024
A new volume edited by Research Fellow Debora Tonelli and Gerard Mannion explores the differing ways in which religion can contribute to societies and communities exiting situations of violence and hatred. The volume also features a foreword by Senior Fellow Jose Casanova and chapters from Senior Fellow Jocelyne Cesari, Faculty Fellow Leo Lefebure, and Tonelli.
Debora Tonelli is a permanent researcher at the Center for Religious Studies (Centro per le Scienze Religiose) at the Fondazione Bruno Kessler. She is the Georgetown representative in Rome and a research fellow at the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs at Georgetown University. Tonelli is also a lecturer in religion and violence at Gregorian University and lecturer in political philosophy and philosophy and religion at Pontifical Atheneum S. Anselmo. Her research and teaching focus on the interaction between politics and religion, particularly in the context of interreligious dialogue and religious violence. Since 2013, Tonelli has coordinated an interdisciplinary project on "Religions and Violence." She holds a Ph.D. in political philosophy and in theology.
