Peter Ciaccio
Peter Ciaccio (* 1975 in Belfast ) is an Italian Methodist theologian, author and film critic.
Ciaccio, who has an Italian father and a British mother, graduated from the Liceo classico Pilo Albertelli in Rome and then studied political science at La Sapienza University and theology at Facoltà Valdese . There he received his doctorate in 2004 on the basis of a dissertation on the pastor characters in the films of Ingmar Bergmans . He completed further studies at Sarum College in Salisbury . From 2005 to 2011 Ciaccio was pastor of a Waldensian church in Forano and a Methodist church in Terni . Since then he has been pastor of the Waldensian congregation in Palermo .
Ciaccio is also known as a writer and film critic. He is a regular contributor to Riforma magazine and has published several books on Christian motifs in popular culture, e.g. B. in the texts of the Beatles , the books about Harry Potter and the films of the Star Wars series . He is a member of Interfilm and co-founder of the Associazione Protestante Cinema "Roberto Sbaffi" and was a member of the ecumenical jury at the Locarno Festival in 2002 . His film reviews are broadcast by the Protestant radio stations Radio Voce della Speranza and Radio Beckwith Evangelica .
Fonts (selection)
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Il vangelo secondo Harry Potter. Come affrontare la vita con la Bibbia in una mano e la bacchetta magica nell'altra. Claudiana, Torino 2011.
- Harry Potter meets God. The Gospel of Hogwarts. Neukirchener Aussaat, Neukirchen-Vluyn 2012, ISBN 978-3-7615-5914-7 .
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Il vangelo secondo i Beatles. Da Mosè ai giorni nostri, passando by Liverpool. Claudiana, Torino 2012.
- All you need is love. The Beatles and the 10 Commandments. Neukirchener Saat, Neukirchen-Vluyn 2013, ISBN 978-3-7615-6066-2 .
- (with Andreas Köhn): Il vangelo secondo Star Wars. Nel nome del padre, del figlio e della Forza. Claudiana, Torino 2015.
- Bibbia e cinema. Claudiana, Torino 2019.
Web links
- private website (Italian)
- Short biography on the private website
- Short biography at www.inter-film.org (German)
- Website of the Waldensian community of Palermo , with a link to Ciaccio's publications
- Author's website at the Claudiana publishing house
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ciaccio, Peter |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian Methodist theologian, writer and film critic |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1975 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Belfast |