Marco Ceccarelli

Marco Ceccarelli is a Sessional Lecturer and Adjunct Senior Lecturer at the University of Notre Dame Australia, affiliated with the School of Philosophy & Theology on the Fremantle Campus. He currently serves as Director of the Centre for Faith Enrichment, an adult faith formation agency under the Archdiocese of Perth.

Education: PhD (University of Western Australia), MA. His doctoral research explored "A Clash of Civilisations or a Dialogue of Faiths? La Civiltà Cattolica and Catholic Responses to Islamic Terrorism".

Research Interests: Marco’s work focuses on Church history, Jesuit scholarship, Catholic responses to terrorism, interfaith dialogue, and the history and literature of modern Europe. He has contributed to scholarly discourses on soft-counterterrorism, non-violence, and the persecution of Christian minorities.

Advisory & Editorial Roles: He previously served as Acting Assistant Editor at the Archdiocese of Perth Communications Office and Chief Submissions Editor of Limina (UWA’s Postgraduate Journal of Historical and Cultural Studies). Currently, he is on the International Advisory Board of the Canadian think tank Alternative Perspectives and Global Concerns (APGC).

Labs/Teams: Leads the Centre for Faith Enrichment and collaborates with APGC through advisory roles.