Roberto Rino Magliola (born 1940) is an Italian-American academic specializing in European hermeneutics and deconstruction, comparative philosophy, and inter-religious dialogue.
In 1985, Magliola moved to Asia where he held posts in the interfaith graduate school of philosophy and religions at Assumption University (Thailand), where he was the professor of philosophy and religious studies; and at the National Taiwan University, where he held a distinguished chair in the graduate school of liberal arts.
As a lay Carmelite (1982–present) [3], he also began to write both on the application of Derridean thought motifs to Catholic theology and on Catholic meditation, and made an invited presentation in 1999 on 'Catholic meditation in Tibetan Vajrayana form' for the Pontifical Council for Culture and the federation of Asian Bishops.
[3] In Thailand, Magliola researched Theravada Buddhism and in 1994, trained in Vipassanā-Satipatthana meditation (Wat Mahathat, Bangkok).
"[6] Magliola is a specialist in European hermeneutics and deconstruction, in comparative philosophy, and in Buddhist – (Roman) Catholic dialogue.