Gianluca Avanzato is a writer, artist, and poet from Upstate New York. Gianluca holds a Master of Divinity from Harvard Divinity School, where he studied religion and spiritual care. He has engaged in interreligious dialogue trainings and sessions around the world and holds a Diploma in Interreligious Studies from the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas (Angelicum) in Rome. Gianluca teaches writing and creativity as a spiritual practice and means of self-knowing. He has developed and led workshops, pilgrimages, and programming, including Sacred Writing Circles and Apothecary of the Word. As the executive producer and host of the podcast, Interfaith Passages, a professional writing coach, and a published writer, Gianluca strives to elevate the beauty of the everyday and the sacredness of all around us.

Learn more about Gianluca's journey in this Harvard Divinity School interview.