Adriana Valerio is a lecturer in the History of Christianity and of the Churches in the ‘Federico II’ University of Naples. From 2003 until 2007 she was President of AFERT (Associazione Femminile Europea per la Ricerca Teologica European Women’s Association for Theological Research) and currently directs the international and interconfessional project La Bibbia e le donne. Collana di esegesi, cultura e storia.