Amedeo Cencini is a Canossian priest and a professor of psychology at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome. His books typically focus on:

: Co-authored with Alessandro Manenti, this is one of his most academic works available in English, often used in seminary and religious formation programs.

While Amedeo Cencini is a prolific Italian author with over 100 titles in Italian and Spanish, only a small selection of his work is currently available in English. His writing primarily focuses on the intersection of psychology and spirituality within the context of Christian formation and religious life. English Publications

Cencini's books are available through various online retailers and libraries:

In his perhaps most significant English work, The Grace of a Dedicated Life (translated from La Grazia dello Stato di Vita ), Cencini tackles a theological crisis that has plagued religious life for decades: the tension between "being" and "doing." For many years, religious identity was tethered to apostolic work (teaching, nursing, running parishes). When these works diminished or were assumed by the laity, a crisis of identity ensued.

You Shall Love the Lord Your God: Psychology of Encountering God : Published by St. Paul Publications

: Exploring freedom and emotional health within the context of consecrated celibacy.