An international research project exploring Dante as both poet and theologian

Fostering collaborative, interdisciplinary dialogue across traditions and institutions.

Pope-like figure in golden robe raises hand, bearded philosopher looks on. A monk reads while a youth kneels, writing a scroll.

Dante Among Theologians is led by the de Nicola Center for Ethics and Culture and the Devers Program in Dante Studies at the University of Notre Dame. It is intended to grow into a broader framework supporting annual interdisciplinary postdoctoral fellowships, team-taught undergraduate integration courses at Notre Dame and elsewhere, and programs for undergraduate and graduate students as well as the wider community.

Two fingers pinch a tiny, ornate brown leather book with gold "DANTE DIVINA COMMEDIA" lettering on its spine.

Research principles

Reading Dante as a theologian among his contemporaries, examining the theological reception of Dante over the last seven hundred years, and reading Dante as both poet and theologian, fostering dialogue with contemporary theology.

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