Faculty Directory
Rafael Luciani
Associate Professor of the Practice
Professor Extraordinarius
Rafael Luciani
S.T.D.
Contact
Simboli Hall 313
Telephone: 617-552-8290
Email: rafael.luciani@bc.edu
Education
- Ph.B., Pontifical Salesian University of Rome
- S.T.B., Pontifical Salesian University of Rome
- Ph.L., Andrés Bello Catholic University
- S.T.L., Pontifical Gregorian University
- S.T.D., Pontifical Gregorian University
Research Interests
Systematic Theology; Latin American Theology; Ibero-American Ecclesiology; Christology; Vatican II and Pope Francis
Expertise
- Global Catholicism
- Latin American Theology
- Hispanic Theology and Ministry
- Pope Francis
- Christology
Profile
Prof. Luciani holds degrees of Doctor in Theology and Licenciate in Dogmatic Theology from the Pontifical Gregorian University of Rome; Baccalaureatum in Philosophy and Baccalaureatum in Theology from the Pontifical Salesian University of Rome; and Licenciate in Education (with mention in Philosophy) earned from the Jesuit`s Catholic University Andrés Bello in Caracas. He has been engaged in postdoctoral activities at the Julius-Maximilians Universität in Würzburg, Germany.
He has been Profesor Titular (Full Professor) at the Jesuit`s Catholic University Andrés Bello in Caracas and Stabile at the Pontifical Salesian University in Rome. Currently, he is Professor Extraordinarius at Boston College School of Theology and Ministry, and appointed Senior Adviser to CELAM (Latin American Bishop`s Conference).
He has been Director of the School of Theology and Coordinator for the creation of the Theology Area of the General Graduate Studies (for Lay Scholars) at the Jesuit`s Catholic University Andrés Bello in Caracas. For over 15 Years, he has taught courses on Christology, Mystery of God, Latin American Theology and other Topics related to Faith and Politics.
Among his Books, we suggest: “La Palabra olvidada: de la significación a la simbolización” (1997), “Despertar a la abundancia de la vida” (2000), “El misterio de la diferencia: un estudio tipológico de la analogía en el pensamiento de Tomás de Aquino, Erich Przywara y Hans Urs von Balthasar, y su uso en teología trinitaria” (2002), “Hermeneutics and Theology in Sobrino`s Christology” (2008), "Iglesia y Estado" (2013), "Regresar a Jesús de Nazaret" (2014), "Al estilo de Jesús: una propuesta para tiempos de crisis" (2015), "Francisco y la Teología del Pueblo" (2016), and "Francis and the Theology of the People" (2017).