Conference: Paolo Ricca (1936–2024) – A Protestant Theologian between the 20th and 21st Centuries

30/12/2025

Dear Friends,

the Waldensian Faculty of Theology
is pleased to invite you to the conference

Paolo Ricca
(1936–2024)

A Protestant Theologian between the 20th and 21st Centuries

On the occasion of the 90th anniversary of the birth of
Prof. Paolo Ricca, and one and a half years after his passing,
the Waldensian Faculty of Theology is organizing a conference
with the aim of retracing some dimensions of his work,
from preaching to ecumenism, from historiography
to cultural organization.

30–31 January 2026

Friday, 30 January

10:00
Institutional greetings and messages

10:30–13:30
Gianfranco Ravasi: Paolo Ricca and the Bible
Enzo Bianchi: Paolo Ricca and Ecumenical Friendship
Andrea Riccardi: Paolo Ricca as Preacher. The Experience with the Community of Sant’Egidio
Fulvio Ferrario: Paolo Ricca and the Unity of the Church

Chair: Valdo Spini

15:00–18:00
Lothar Vogel: The Historian of the Reformation
Gabriella Caramore: Dialoguing with Paolo Ricca
Daniele Garrone: The Professor and the Dean of the Waldensian Faculty
Gianni Genre: The Teacher

Chair: Eric Noffke

Saturday, 31 January

9:30–12:30
Susanne Labsch: The Relationship with the German Churches
Massimo Cacciari: Encounters with Paolo Ricca
Family testimonies

Chair: Lothar Vogel

IN PERSON
AULA MAGNA

(Waldensian Faculty of Theology)
Via Pietro Cossa 40

The conference will also be available

ONLINE (ZOOM)

Join the Zoom meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85476093238?pwd=jdwp3LKO2KrHrHuubGcyTFnDfLhz2P.1

Meeting ID: 854 7609 3238
Passcode: 346992

Accreditation:

Participation in the lecture
(with the submission of a written report)
is recognized for LSBT students with 2 ECTS credits.