The Church and Society Movement and the Roots of Public Theology in Brazilian Protestantism

2012 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 70-98 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raimundo Barreto
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Public Theology ◽  
Social Injustice ◽  
European North ◽  
The Social ◽  
Theological Discourse ◽  
Church And Society ◽  
Organic Intellectual ◽  
The Church

Abstract Brazilian Protestantism in its origins tended to develop a kind of pietistic and individualistic spirituality without much concern with the social structures of Brazilian society. Nevertheless, in its historical relation with a reality marked by poverty, social injustice and oppression, some Brazilian Protestants began to develop a sense of social responsibility and social justice, which has been manifest in different ways. This article is an overview of the first attempt from a Protestant viewpoint to develop a public theological discourse in Brazil, during the 1950s and early 1960s. It focuses on the Religion and Society movement, which not only preceded liberation theology in Latin America, but also dialogued with liberationist thought and influenced it, as well as other later public discourses among Catholics and Protestants in Latin America. Richard Shaull was the first significant organic intellectual who mediated the dialogue between European/North American theologies and the Latin American public theology, which was in the making.

scholarly journals PRAISE OF THE CONVERT: BELIEVE AND BELONG FROM THE CATHOLICITY OF LATIN AMERICA

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 327-339
Author(s):  
Felipe Gaytán Alcalá
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
Public Space ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Catholic Church ◽  
Political Life ◽  
Religious Groups ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Social ◽  
The World ◽  
The Church

Latin America was considered for many years the main bastion of Catholicism in the world by the number of parishioners and the influence of the church in the social and political life of the región, but in recent times there has been a decrease in the catholicity index. This paper explores three variables that have modified the identity of Catholicism in Latin American countries. The first one refers to the conversion processes that have expanded the presence of Christian denominations, by analyzing the reasons that revolve around the sense of belonging that these communities offer and that prop up their expansion and growth. The second variable accounts for those Catholics who still belong to the Catholic Church but who in their practices and beliefs have incorporated other magical or esoteric scheme in the form of religious syncretisms, modifying their sense of being Catholics in the world. The third factor has a political reference and has to do with the concept of laicism, a concept that sets its objective, not only in the separation of the State from the Church, but for historical reasons in catholicity restraint in the public space which has led to the confinement of the Catholic to the private, leaving other religious groups to occupy that space.

scholarly journals O laicato na Conferência Episcopal Latino-Americana de Aparecida (2007)

2018 ◽  
Vol 74 (293) ◽  
pp. 78-102
Author(s):  
Sávio Carlos Desan Scopinho
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
Social Context ◽  
Internal Structure ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Sao Paulo ◽  
Santo Domingo ◽  
Doctrinal Development ◽  
The Social ◽  
The City ◽  
The Church

Este artigo estuda a compreensão do Magistério Eclesiástico sobre o laicato na Quinta Conferência Episcopal Latino-americana, realizada na cidade de Aparecida – SP (Brasil), no ano de 2007. Nessa Conferência, os bispos retomaram a reflexão sobre o laicato apresentada nas Conferências de Medellín (1968), Puebla (1979) e Santo Domingo (1992), dentro de um novo contexto eclesial e social. A proposta é apresentar os vários momentos de realização da Conferência de Aparecida, focando o Documento Conclusivo no que diz respeito à temática do laicato. O ponto de partida da reflexão é que o laicato, na concepção do Magistério Eclesiástico latino-americano, teve uma evolução histórica e doutrinal, com desafios e limites e, ao mesmo tempo, com esperança e utopia. Essa interpretação sobre o leigo contribui para entender os impasses e anseios ainda presentes neste novo milênio, que expressa uma Igreja dinâmica e inserida na realidade social e eclesial do momento atual. O entendimento dos bispos latino-americanos sobre o laicato, expresso no Documento Conclusivo de Aparecida, reforça o reconhecimento da importância dos leigos como protagonistas na estrutura interna da Igreja e na relação com a sociedade.Abstract: This article studies the comprehension of the Ecclesiastical Magisterium about the laity in the Fifth Latin American Episcopal Conference held in the city of Aparecida, São Paulo, Brazil, in 2007. In this Conference the bishops resumed the reflexion about the laity presented in the Conferences in Medellín (1968), Puebla (1979) and Santo Domingo (1992), within a new ecclesial and social context. The proposal is to present various moments of the Conference in Aparecida, focusing on the Conclusive Document, with reference to the laity issue. The beginning of the reflexion concerns to the fact that the laity, in the conception of the latin american Ecclesiastical Magisterium, has had a historical and doctrinal development, with challenges and limits but with hope and utopia at the same time. This interpretation about the laity contributes to understand the impasses and expectations present in this new millenium, which expresses a dinamic Church embedded within the social and ecclesial reality of the current moment. The understanding of the latin american bishops about the laity, expressed in the Conclusive Document of Aparecida, reinforces the recognition of the laity importance as the protagonists in the internal structure of the Church and in the relashionship with the society.Keywords: Laity. Latin America. Ecclesiastical magisterium. V Conference. Aparecida.

scholarly journals Theology in the Public Sphere in the Twenty-First Century

Horizons ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 43 (2) ◽  
pp. 351-356
Author(s):  
Bryan N. Massingale
Keyword(s):  
Public Sphere ◽  
First Century ◽  
Public Theology ◽  
The Public ◽  
Theological Discourse ◽  
Church And Society ◽  
Twenty First Century ◽  
The Public Sphere ◽  
The Church

Several decades ago David Tracy wrote that theologians speak to three publics: the academy, the church, and society. Since then many theologians have exhibited, in Tracy's words, “that drive to publicness which constitutes all good theological discourse[,] … a drive from and to those three publics.”1 Our four roundtable authors discuss how and why theologians engage the public sphere in the twenty-first century. In arguing for the necessity of such engagement, they also draw attention to the promise and perils of doing public theology today.

Power, Knowledge and Authority in Public Theology

2007 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 42-62 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elaine Graham
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
Christian Theology ◽  
Public Theology ◽  
The Past ◽  
Past Generation ◽  
Theological Discourse ◽  
The Church

AbstractOne of the most distinctive movements within Christian theology to have emerged over the past generation has been the various theologies of liberation which originated in Latin America but which now span a diversity of styles, including feminist and womanist, Black, Asian and lesbian/gay/bisexual and transgendered (LGBT) theologies. All theologies of liberation purport to give a voice to the experiences of those formerly silenced or marginalized by society and/or the Church. This is essentially an issue of power, since one of the authenticating marks of such theologies is the extent to which they enable such groups to move from powerlessness to empowerment. Yet theologies of liberation also represent, potentially, another redistribution of power, by enabling previously excluded groups to bring their interpretations and testimonies into theological discourse. This article examines the background to this intersection of power and knowledge in theology, and asks how public theology might assist such a process of theological empowerment.

scholarly journals Analisis kritis konstruktif praksis teologi publik Gereja Masehi Injili Halmahera di era otonomi daerah

Kurios ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 315
Author(s):  
Julianus Mojau
Keyword(s):  
Social Services ◽  
Public Theology ◽  
Body Of Christ ◽  
Christian Church ◽  
Regional Autonomy ◽  
Library Research ◽  
The Social ◽  
Theological Discourse ◽  
Liberal Economy ◽  
The Church

This paper highlights the praxis of public theology that resulted from the decisions of the Synod of the Evangelical Christian Church in Halmahera (GMIH Synod) in the context of the era of regional autonomy during the 2002-2017 ministry period. By using qualitative research methods through library research, this analysis examines theological discourse and living church praxis as stated in the decisions of the GMIH Synod. Starting from the analysis of the social function of the Church emphasized by Ricardo F. Nanuru and the praxis of inter-religious advocate public theology by Felix Wilfred, this study found that: (a) GMIH ecclesiastical documents have seeded the praxis of interreligious public theology in the form of a series of pastoral recommendations and information on the Church's social services; (b this interreligious public theology advocacy practice needs to have an adequate theological basis and a measurable translation into the practice of living in the GMIH church. This theologically measured programmatic integration helps GMIH demonstrate its ecclesiastical identity as a social-humanist-ecological body of Christ that has an impact on Halmahera's public sphere in the era of regional autonomy which is being overshadowed by the neo-liberal economy and the extractive and exploitive mining economy.  AbstrakTulisan ini menyoroti praxis teologi publik hasil keputusan-keputusan persidangan Sinode Gereja Masehi Injili di Halmahera (Sinode GMIH) dalam konteks otonomi daerah selama periode pelayanan 2002-2017. Dengan meng-gunakan metode penelitian kualitatif melalui jenis penelitian kepustakaan, analisis ini mengkaji wacana teologis dan praxis hidup seperti tertuang dalam keputusan-keputusan Sidang Sinode GMIH. Bertolak dari analisis fungsi sosial Gereja yang ditekankan oleh Ricardo F. Nanuru dan praxis teologi publik advo-katif intereligius Felix Wilfred kajian ini menghasilkan: (a) dokumen-dokumen gerejawi GMIH telah membenihkan praxis teologi publik intereligius dalam bentuk serangkaian anjuran pastoral dan informasi pelayanan sosial Gereja; (b) praxis advokasi teologi publik interreligious ini perlu mendapat pendasaran teo-logis yang memadai dan penerjemahannya yang terukur dalam praktik hidup menggereja GMIH. Pengintegrasian programatis terukur secara teologis ini membantu GMIH meragakan identitas eklesialnya sebagai tubuh sosial-huma-nis-ekologis Kristus yang berdampak dalam ruang publik Halmahera di era otonomi daerah yang sedang dibayang-bayangi oleh ekonomi neo-liberal dan ekonomi pertambangan ekstraktif dan eksploitatif.

scholarly journals Christian Advocacy Ministry in African Christianity: The Nature, Prospects and Challenges in Ghana

2021 ◽  
pp. 57-67
Author(s):  
Kwabena Opuni-Frimpong
Keyword(s):  
Capacity Building ◽  
Social Economic ◽  
Public Theology ◽  
African Christianity ◽  
The Social ◽  
Management Capacity ◽  
Church And Society ◽  
Available Information ◽  
The Church

The contributions of the church to the social, economic and political growth of Ghana have been locally and internationally recognized. There is the need therefore, to subject the nature, prospects and challenges of the Christian advocacy of the church in Ghana to intellectual scrutiny to identify the issues that must be addressed for the church to perform its advocacy effectively. The study is an examination of the Christian advocacy ministry of the church in Ghana. It used both primary and secondary materials to generate data. Minutes and reports were examined for some primary information. The analysis of the available information points to the fact that the church must pay attention to niche management, capacity building of church leaders, enhance its public theology, creation of platforms for reflections, address the attacks on voices of wisdom, and direct attention to the role of the non-clergy in the advocacy ministry for its future Christian advocacy ministry. The study has added to knowledge in the disciplines of Church and Society and Public Theology. Keywords: Advocacy Ministry, Public Theology, African Christianity, Capacity Building, Public Witness

Towards a new economics: concepts and experiences from Latin America

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
José Luis Coraggio
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
Economic Analysis ◽  
Market Economy ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Political Action ◽  
Alternative Theory ◽  
Solidarity Economy ◽  
Especial Reference ◽  
Political Processes ◽  
The Social

In this chapter the Social and Solidarity Economy is presented both as an alternative theory and a counterhegemonic program of political action that challenges the tenets of the market economy of neoliberal doctrine. The proposal is framed within a substantive economy approach based on the works of Marx and Polanyi. The categories of a substantive economic analysis regarding ethical and specifically economic principles and institutions are outlined. Recent advances in the line of a Social and Solidarity Economy are sketched for some of the Latin American national-popular political processes (Bolivia, Ecuador, Venezuela and Argentina, with some references to Brazil), including an especial reference to the new constitutions and public policies and the tensions between different objectives revealed within them.

scholarly journals Hidden in Plain Sight: Dominion Theology, Spiritual Warfare, and Violence in Latin America

Religions ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (12) ◽  
pp. 648
Author(s):  
Virginia Garrard
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
Latin American ◽  
The United States ◽  
Spiritual Warfare ◽  
Protestant Churches ◽  
American Protestantism ◽  
Global Movement ◽  
Dominion Theology ◽  
Conservative Christians ◽  
The Church

Historically, Protestant churches in Latin America regarded the ‘world’ as a realm of sin and impurity. The proper focus of the church, they believed, was on salvation, and building a community of the saved. In recent years, this has begun to change, as evangelicals have entered the political arena in force. Many are motivated by ‘Dominion theology’, a long hidden movement that works to bring a network of conservative Christians to political power in order to affect ‘dominion’ over the earth to hasten the Kingdom of God. Although its origins are in the United States, this is a global movement, hidden in plain sight. The movement has shown strength and drawn notable political allies all across Latin America, with notable cases in Central America and Brazil. This remains a minority and a much-contested movement in Latin American Protestantism, but its advocates are working hard to gain positions of influence.

scholarly journals Causas de la participación de la mujer en la guerrilla de América Latina

1970 ◽  
Vol 26 ◽  
pp. 105-122
Author(s):  
Magdalena Śniadecka-Kotarska
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
20Th Century ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Political Transformation ◽  
Armed Struggle ◽  
Short Summary ◽  
Participation Of Women ◽  
The Social ◽  
Militant Groups ◽  
America Latina

The article was originally published without an abstract, short summary by Michal Gilewski The article studies what is causing women to join guerillas in Latin America. The participation of women in such militant groups started with the leftist guerillas of the second half of the 20th century. The article describes different backgrounds and different reasons for the women to join armed struggle groups. It also describes how women functioned in the social, ideological and biological dimensions of guerillas. Śniadecka-Kotarska suggests that, although the guerilla movement failed to achieve its goals of socio-political transformation of Latin American societies, it made an important contribution to the emancipation of women in these societies.  

scholarly journals The Role of the Church in Socio-Economic Transformation: Reformation as a Transformation Process

2018 ◽  
Vol 44 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Leepo Johannes Modise
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Transformation Process ◽  
Economic Transformation ◽  
Economic Situation ◽  
Historical Background ◽  
Reformed Church ◽  
The Social ◽  
Church And Society ◽  
The Church

This paper consists of five parts. Firstly, a brief historical background of reformation will be discussed as an exercise to remember reformation. Secondly, we review the role of the ecumenical church (SACC) prior to democracy in South Africa. The purpose for focusing on the role of the church from this period is that it gives us a model to follow in our involvement in socio-economic transformation. Thirdly, the social and economic challenges facing the church and society in democratic South Africa will be discussed. Fourthly, we debate the role of the ecumenical church (SACC) in democratic South Africa. Fifthly, the article explores what role the Uniting Reformed Church in South Africa (URCSA) is playing (descriptive) and ought to play (normative) through all her structures to transform the socio-economic situation in South Africa.

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