Full Professor, Department of Humanities, at the University of Trieste, Italy.
He holds advanced degrees in both theology and philosophy, and has been awarded numerous research grants at leading universities in Italy, Vatican City and Germany. Since 1989, he has been a member of the scientific board of the Foundation Ugo Spirito, and has organized several international academic conferences.
Russo is also author or editor of 20 books and more then 180 essays.
Education:
1974-1977: graduate studies, in Sacramental Theology and Liturgy at “Pont.Faculty of Theology Sant'Anselmo (Rome);
1978: PhD in Philosophy at the State University, Rome (Supervisors: Prof. Dr.Marco M. Olivetti, Manlio Simonetti and Ugo Spirito);
1978-1980: Postdoctorate School in Philosophy (State University of Rome);
1980: B.A. in Theology (Gregorian University, Vatican);
1982: M.A. in Theology (Gregorian University, supervisor Prof. Dr. Angel Anton);
1990: Dr in Theology (supervisor: Prof Walter Kasper, Tübingen; Prof. Dr.Max Seckler);
Grants (selection):
July-August 1977: Botschaft der Bundesrepublik Deutschland beim Heiligen Stuhl, Rome, Summer course of German in Schäbisch Hall (Goethe Institut);
1977- 1982: Pont. Gregorian University, undergratuate grants;
July-August 1978: Botschaft der Bundesrepublik Deutschland beim Heiligen Stuhl, Summer course of German in Staufen (Goethe Institut);
1980 – 1981: Foundation Ugo Spirito (Roma, via Genova 24), research grant;
1982-1984: Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst, graduate research
grant;
1984-1985: Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (Bonn), graduate research grant;
1985-1986, Diözese Rottenburg- Stuttgart, graduate research grant.
Overview Coordinator of the National Project
1. PRIN 2009-2012: Intenzionalità e natura (on Intentionality and Nature) Supported by the Italian Gouvernement and by the University of Trieste, of Trento and of Lecce
2. Member of thea Vereinigung f. die Zusammenarbeit zwischen Baden- Württemberg und Italien e. V. of Stuttgart (Germany).
3. 2005-2008:
organized, and served as overview co-ordinator, a paneuropean research network,named SophiaEuropa. A project in conjunction with 15 leading universities in Europe, made possible by the support of the John Templeton Foundation, Philadelphia, USA (see at the link: http://www.sophiaeuropa.net/homepage or/and http://www.cctv.mic.ul.ie/sophiaEuropa.html
4. Member of the Editorial Board of the Review
“Studium” (Rome, Italy)
“Annali della Fondazione Ugo Spirito” (Rome, since 11/1989)
“Filosofia e Politica” (Trieste)
“Cilicia Journal of Philosophy” (Turkey)
“Dada. Rivista di antropologia postglobale”(Trieste)
Member of the Editorial Board of the Publisher Studium (Rome)
Member of the Editorial Board of the Publisher Aracne (Rome)
http://www.aracneeditrice.it/aracneweb/index.php/collana.html?col=MYTRI
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