Mauro Properzi

Mauro Properzi is a native of Gorizia, Italy. He received his bachelor’s degree in social work from BYU (with a minor in psychology), a master’s of theological studies from Harvard Divinity School, a master’s degree in psychology and religion from Cambridge University, a PhD in Mormon studies from Durham University in the U.K., and a postdoctoral certificate in interfaith dialogue from the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome, Italy. He has taught in the Philosophy Department of Utah Valley University, and since fall 2011 he has been employed full time at Brigham Young University, where he teaches classes on world religions and Christianity. His main research interests include LDS–Catholic dialogue, the theology of religions, moral theology/ethics, and Mormon studies. He has published in the Journal of Ecumenical Studies, the Journal of Mormon History, and Issues in Religion and Psychotherapy.