PUBLIC THEOLOGY

12/05/2025

 

 

WALDENSIAN FACULTY OF THEOLOGY
PROTESTANT CULTURAL CENTER OF TURIN

 

 

are pleased to invite you to the seminar:

 

PUBLIC THEOLOGY

 

The expression “public theology” has become part of the theological vocabulary of both Catholic and Protestant traditions.
But what does it actually mean? What new perspectives does it offer?

 

Saturday, May 24, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM

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Program

9:30 – 10:00 AM
Welcome and participant registration

10:00 – 11:00 AM
Fulvio Ferrario
What does “public theology” mean?
An introduction

11:00 – 11:15 AM
Presentation of group work materials and group formation

11:15 – 12:00 PM
Group work

12:00 – 1:00 PM
Plenary feedback and discussion

1:00 – 2:30 PM
Lunch break

2:30 – 3:30 PM
Ilenya Goss
Bioethics as Public Theology

3:30 – 3:45 PM
Presentation of group work materials

3:45 – 4:00 PM
Group work

4:00 – 5:00 PM
Plenary feedback and discussion

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Bibliography

• Gonzálo Villagrán, Teologia pubblica. Una voce per la Chiesa nelle società plurali, Queriniana, 2018

• Ulrich H. J. Körtner, Teologia pubblica e diaconia. L’agire ecclesiale nella società postcristiana, Claudiana, 2024

• Ermanno Genre, Introduzione alla bioetica, Claudiana, 2013

• Fabrizio Turoldo, Breve storia della bioetica, Lindau, 2014

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SPEAKERS

• Fulvio Ferrario, Pastor of the Waldensian Church, theologian, and Full Professor of Systematic Theology at the Waldensian Faculty of Theology in Rome.

• Ilenya Goss, physician and theologian, Pastor of the Waldensian Church, and chair of the Commission on Ethical Issues Raised by Science of the Baptist, Methodist, and Waldensian Churches in Italy.

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PARTICIPATION

Online via Zoom platform.
On Friday, May 23, all registered participants will receive the Zoom link via email.

Accreditation: Participation in the event (with a written report) is recognized for students enrolled in the BTh program with 2 ECTS credits.

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REGISTRATION

The seminar requires a registration fee of €20, reduced to €15 for students of the Waldensian Faculty of Theology.
Registration requests must be sent no later than May 22, 2025 exclusively via email to: segreteria@facoltavaldese.org,
attaching proof of the bank transfer made to:

Waldensian Faculty of Theology
IBAN: IT97C0538703206000047485859

Please include your mobile phone number in the email.