The global pandemic has levied a heavy toll on humanity, but in its wake appears a great opportunity. Amidst what he calls a crisis of modernity, Giulio Maspero points to a phenomenon that can be seen in plain sight. "The absence of personal relationships highlighted by the health crisis exposes the consequences of the modern matrix, which, having lost its Christian element, now risks transforming itself into a digital matrix, substantially configuring itself as a technognosis."   

Without Trinitarian framework ancient and new idols emerge, as the Covid-19 tragedies have shown. Yet post-pandemic must be a moment of clarity and realism, as we can see how necessary it is that humanity place itself in relation to something beyond. The post-modern journey, however, must be in the spirit of Christian humanism or else any so-called progress will no longer be unable to speak authentically of our humanity. That is to say, the relational dimension of human life will be erased right along with the other ills that plague our earth. 

Giulio Maspero is a full professor at the Faculty of Theology of the Pontifical University of Holy Cross (Rome). He is a member of the Association Internationale des Etudes Patristiques (AieP) and a full member of the Pontifical Academy of Theology (PAtH). He has published mainly on Gregory of Nyssa, trinitarian theology and the relationship between philosophy and theology. in particular, he has published Trinity and Man (Brill, Leuven 2007) and has directed, together with l.F. Mateo-Seco, The Brill Dictionary of Gregory of Nyssa (Brill, Leuven, 2009) and, together with R. Wozniak, Re-thinking Trinitarian Theology (t&t Clark, London 2012). His most recent monographs are Uno perché trino (cantagalli, Siena 2011), Essere e relazione (città nuova, roma 2013) and Dio trino perché vivo (Morcelliana, Brescia 2018), the latter devoted to the pneumatology of the greek Fathers. He also edited with Pierpaolo Donati and Antonio Malo the volume Social Science, Philosophy and Theology in Dialogue (Routledge, London 2019). His theological treatise, The Mystery of Communion: Encountering the Trinity was published by St. Augustine's Press in 2020. Additionally, Maspero holds a PhD in theoretical Physics and is noted for his work in quantum chaos.