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\"\"<\/a>Leonardo De Chirico (1967) planted and pastored an Evangelical church in Ferrara (northern Italy) from 1997 to 2009. Since 2009 he has been involved in a church planting project in Rome and is now pastor of the church Breccia di Roma (www.brecciadiroma.it<\/a>). He earned degrees in History (University of Bologna), Theology (ETCW, Bridgend, Wales) and Bioethics (University of Padova). His PhD is from King’s College (London) and it was published as Evangelical Theological Perspectives on Post-Vatican II Roman Catholicism<\/em> (Bern-Oxford: Peter Lang 2003).<\/p>\n

He is Adjunct Director of Istituto di Formazione Evangelica e Documentazione (www.ifeditalia.org<\/a>), editor of its theological journal Studi di teologia<\/em>, and director of the Center for Ethics and Bioethics (CSEB). He was also vice-chairman of the Italian Evangelical Alliance (www.alleanzaevangelica.org<\/a>) from 2003-2021, taking part at the dialogue between the World Evangelical Alliance and the Pontifical Council for the Promotion of Christian Unity. He now serves as chairman for the theological commission of the Italian Evangelical Alliance. Together with Pietro Bolognesi and Andrea Ferrari he was general editor of the Dizionario di teologia evangelica<\/em> (2007). Additionally, Leonardo is the Director of the Reformanda Initiative (www.reformandainitiative.org), which aims to equip evangelical leaders to better understand and engage with Roman Catholicism, and the leader of the Rome Scholars & Leaders Network (RSLN). He is married to Valeria and they have two grown sons, Filippo and Akille.<\/p>\n

Main Publications<\/b><\/p>\n

1. Books<\/b><\/p>\n

Giubileo speranza del terzo millennio<\/i> (Roma: Italia per Cristo, 1999).<\/p>\n

Il movimento evangelicale<\/em> (con Pietro Bolognesi) (Brescia: Queriniana, 2002).<\/p>\n

Evangelical Theological Perspectives on post-Vatican II Roman Catholicism<\/em> (Bern-Oxford: Peter Lang, 2003)<\/p>\n

editor: Pietro Bolognesi, Il popolo dei discepoli. Contributi per un\u2019ecclesiologia evangelica<\/i> (Caltanissetta: Alfa & Omega, 2002).<\/p>\n

editor (together with Pietro Bolognesi and Andrea Ferrari), Dizionario di teologia evangelica<\/i> (Marchirolo: EUN, 2007; reprint 2014).<\/p>\n

editor (together with Daniel Walker): Giovanni Calvino \u2013 Renata di Francia, Lealt\u00e0 in tensione. Un carteggio protestante tra Ferrara e l\u2019Europa (1537-1564<\/i>) (Caltanissetta: Alfa & Omega, 2009).<\/p>\n

A Christian’s Pocket Guide to Papacy. Its Origin and Role in the 21st Century<\/em> (Fearn: Christian Focus, 2015). See: http:\/\/www.christianfocus.com\/item\/show\/1617\/- Italian edition: Il papato. Una guida evangelica<\/i>, Firenze, BE Edizioni 2015.<\/p>\n

Quale unit\u00e0 cristiana? L’ecumenismo in discussione<\/em> (Caltanissetta: Alfa & Omega 2016).<\/p>\n

A Christian Pocket Guide to Mary<\/em>, Christian Focus 2017; tr.it. Maria. Una guida evangelica<\/em>, BE 2017; tr. sp.: Hablemos de Mar\u00eda \u00bfMadre de Dios?<\/em>, Ciudad Real, Editorial Peregrino 2019.<\/p>\n

2. Selected Articles<\/b><\/p>\n

\u201cL\u2019evangelismo tra crisi della modernit\u00e0 e sfida della postmodernit\u00e0\u201d, Studi di teologia <\/i>NS 17 (1997\/1) 3-52.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Cross and the Eucharist: the Doctrine of the Atonement According to the Catechism of the Catholic Church\u201d, European Journal of Theology<\/i> VIII (1999\/1) 49-59.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Biblical Jubilee\u201d, Evangelical Review of Theology, <\/i>23\/4 (1999) 347-362.<\/p>\n

\u201cIl campo religioso: tra tolleranza ed intolleranza\u201d, Studi di teologia<\/i> NS 25 (2001\/1) 63-76.<\/p>\n

\u201cEvangelicals and the Roman Catholic Church since Vatican II\u201d, European Journal of Theology<\/i> X (2001\/1) 25-35.<\/p>\n

\u201cInterpretazioni religiose della Rivoluzione francese\u201d, Studi di teologia<\/i> NS 26 (2001\/2) 158-167.<\/p>\n

\u201cWarfield e la teologia evangelica nel XX secolo\u201d in AaVv, B.B. Warfield, Una figura di \u201ccerniera\u201d tra protestantesimo classico e teologia evangelicale<\/i>, Caltanissetta, Alfa & Omega 2001, 32-48.<\/p>\n

\u201cTeologia evangelica e cultura postmoderna\u201d, Studi di teologia<\/i> NS 27 (2002\/1) 78-92.<\/p>\n

\u201cLe prospettive della complementariet\u00e0 secondo la Dichiarazione di Danvers (1987)\u201d, Studi di teologia<\/i> NS 28 (2002\/2) 179-185.<\/p>\n

\u201cLa libert\u00e0 della volont\u00e0 nel pensiero di Edwards\u201d, Studi di teologia<\/i> NS 29 (2003\/1) 25-37.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Blurring of Time Distinctions in Roman Catholicism\u201d, Themelios<\/i> 29:2 (2004) 40-46.<\/p>\n

\u201cDas Katholische Einheitsverst\u00e4ndnis und die Evangelische Alternative\u201d, Bibel und Gemeinde<\/i> (2004\/3) 23-31.<\/p>\n

\u201cUna Bibbia, due Testamenti, molte ermeneutiche: e l\u2019autorit\u00e0 della Scrittura? Una prospettiva evangelical\u201d, Protestantesimo<\/i> 59 (2004) 147-154.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Fragile Vision. Trends in 20th Century Evangelical Thought\u201d, European Journal of Theology<\/i> XIII.2 (2004) pp. 110-112.<\/p>\n

\u201cFour questions for Evangelical bioethics\u201d, Foundations<\/i> 53 (Spring 2005) 8-11.<\/p>\n

\u201cLa pratica dell\u2019uno e del molteplice: l\u2019etica delle prospettive\u201d, Studi di teologia<\/i> NS 34 (2005\/2) 156-165.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe dignity of the human person: towards an Evangelical reading of the theology of personhood of Vatican II\u201d, Evangelical Quarterly<\/i> LXXVII (2005\/3) 249-259.<\/p>\n

\u201cDes relations entre \u00e9vang\u00e9liques et catholiques\u201d, id\u00e9a<\/i> (Juin 2006\/5) 5-7.<\/p>\n

\u201cLa possibilit\u00e0 dell\u2019etica evangelica. Risurrezione ed etica nella prospettiva riformata di Oliver O\u2019Donovan\u201d, Parola e Tempo<\/i> (2006\/5) pp. 90-96.<\/p>\n

\u201cRoman Catholicism and the Evangelical Alternative\u201d, Foundations<\/i> 57 (Spring 2007) 16-21.<\/p>\n

\u201cLa doctrine sociale de l\u2019\u00c9glise catholique romaine\u201d, Th\u00e9ologie \u00c9vang\u00e9lique<\/i> 6\/1 (2007) 51-66.<\/p>\n

\u201cEvang\u00e9licos y Cat\u00f3licos: comparten un futuro com\u00fan? El desaf\u00edo del catolicismo romano para la fe evang\u00e9lica\u201d, II Jornadas de teolog\u00eda Jos\u00e9 Grau, Barcelona, Centro Evang\u00e9lico de Estudios B\u00edblicos 2008, pp. 40.<\/p>\n

\u201cProgressive, Conservative or Roman Catholic? On the Theology of Joseph Ratzinger in Evangelical Perspective\u201d, Perichoresis<\/i> 6.2 (2008) 201-218.<\/p>\n

\u201cL\u2019Europa di Ratzinger\u201d, Studi di teologia<\/i> NS 40 (2008\/2) 182-185.<\/p>\n

\u201cIl Trattato sulle reliquie<\/i> di Giovanni Calvino\u201d in P. Bolognesi e A. Olivieri, Calvino ieri e oggi in Italia<\/i>, Roma, Aracne 2010, pp. 113-120.<\/p>\n

\u201cChiese presbiteriane\u201d in A. Melloni (a cura di), Dizionario del sapere storico-religioso del Novecento<\/i>, Bologna, il Mulino 2010, pp. 535-539.<\/p>\n

\u201cLa Bibbia per l\u2019etica: quale relazione?\u201d, Studi di teologia<\/i> NS 47 (2012\/1) pp. 45-61.<\/p>\n

\u201cScrittura. Stili di etica\u201d in Segretariato Attivit\u00e0 Ecumeniche (a cura di), Camminare in novit\u00e0 di vita.<\/i> In dialogo sull\u2019etica<\/i>, Milano, Paoline 2012, pp. 171-182.<\/p>\n

\u201cSame Word, Different Worlds: the Roman Catholic Doctrine of Regeneration\u201d, Credo Magazine<\/i> (July 2013) pp. 64-71.<\/p>\n

\u201cIl Vaticano II, banco di prova della teologia evangelica\u201d, Studi di teologia<\/i> NS 50 (2013\/2) pp. 99-125.<\/p>\n

“La giustificazione come questione ecumenica irrisolta”, Studi di teologia<\/em> NS 53 (2015\/1) pp. 99-118.<\/p>\n

\u201cSalvation Belongs to the Lord: Evangelical Consensus in Dialogue with Roman Catholicism\u201d, Evangelical Review of Theology<\/i> 39:4 (2015) pp. 292-310.<\/p>\n

\u201cPost-Christian Confession in Secular Context\u201d, Unio con Christo<\/i> vol. 1, No. 1-2 (2015) pp. 173-186.<\/p>\n

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