Thomas Cattoi

William and Barbara Moran Chair in Early Christian Theology and Interreligious Relations, Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas (Angelicum), Rome, Italy

Thomas Cattoi, a native of Italy, studied economics and philosophy at Oxford and London Universities before completing a PhD in Systematic and Comparative Theology at Boston College. From 2006 until 2024, he taught at the Jesuit School of Theology and the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley. In 2024, he joined the Faculty of the Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas in Rome. Prof. Cattoi's teaching and publications explore Buddhist-Christian dialogue with particular attention to the Tibetan tradition, Christology, and early Christian theology and spirituality. Prof. Cattoi has been co-editor of the journal Buddhist-Christian Studies since 2015.  In 2022, he coedited the Handbook of Buddhist-Christian Studies (with Carol Anderson, Routledge); his forthcoming publications are Seeking Wisdom, Embracing Compassion: A Philokalic commentary to Tsong kha pa's 'Great Treatise' (Brill), and the co-edited volume Eastern Orthodox Theology and World Religions (with Brandon Gallaher, Brill). Prof. Cattoi can be reached via email at: tcattoi@pust.it.