在太阳城网赌平台的一次历史性会议上, 来自拉丁美洲的40多位神学家, 西班牙, 和美国.S. will discuss ways to unite both the practice and theology of the Catholic Church to complement Pope Francis’ vision of a "poor church for the poor."
据组织者介绍，本周的 伊比利亚美洲神学会议 is the first-of-its-kind gathering of Hispanic theologians in the U.S. 以及来自拉丁美洲和西班牙的学者, 谁将讨论三个关键议题:全球化, 社会和经济排斥, and the challenge of interculturality or the integration of different cultures living in the same place.
The conference – which will be held at the BC Connors Center in Dover, Mass. 两名教皇代表出席了会议, Cardinal Baltazar Enrique Porras Cardozo of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America and Bishop Raúl Biord Castillo, S.D.B., who together will present the group’s work to Pope Francis.
“The theologians will be reflecting on the contribution of Latin American theology to Pope Francis’ reforms,” said 神学与事工学院 访问ing Associate Professor Rafael Luciani, 会议组织者之一.
据Luciani说, Pope Francis believes in a ministry and theology that follows Argentine liberation theology, 或者所谓的人民神学, 哪个国家非常重视穷人的生活. “He sees that the Church – both the pastoral and the academic – must be in the midst of the poor, serving them and being committed to their struggles and hopes, 这是一种非常拉丁美洲的神学.
神学的观点, 由教皇弗朗西斯担任, has met with resistance in Europe and opposition in the U.S.,” continued Luciani, who noted that more than 65 percent of Catholics live in the 全球 South.
A highlight of the conference will be a public forum on Feb. 8 .下午5点半.m. in Robsham Theater featuring University of Notre Dame John Cardinal O’Hara Professor of Theology Gustavo Gutiérrez, O.P., the founder of liberation theology, and Juan Carlos Scannone, S.J., a seminary instructor of Jorge Bergoglio (Pope Francis) and founder of the philosophy of liberation. 小组讨论, titled “Present and Future of an Ibero-American Theology in Times of 全球ization, 不同文化, 和排斥,，由STM教授Thomas Groome主持, 21世纪教会中心主任.
“这不是一种新的神学, but a way of doing theology in dialogue with other cultures and people, from the reality of the excluded in every society and with a respect for differences and identity. It is about integrating diversity instead of separating people and cultures.“拉斐尔Luciani
The panelists will highlight some of the insights from the gathering of theologians and illuminate how Latin American liberation theology shapes Pope Francis’ teachings and pastoral actions, as well as discuss the current process of Church reforms.
Theology and ministry can work together to alleviate poverty and inequality in Latin America and around the world, 耶稣会总会长阿图罗·索萨说, S.J., in a video welcome to international theologians participating in the 伊比利亚美洲神学会议, hosted by the 太阳城网赌平台 神学与事工学院 from Feb. 6-10.
Luciani补充道, “这不是一种新的神学, but a way of doing theology in dialogue with other cultures and people, from the reality of the excluded in every society and with a respect for differences and identity. It is about integrating diversity instead of separating people and cultures.”
会议将于2月10日结束. 下午6点20分有弥撒.m. 在圣. 伊格内修斯教堂. Local members of Hispanic religious and social groups have been invited to the Mass, which will be celebrated in Spanish by Cardinal Porras. The outreach involves different people and organizations, 一些天主教, 别人不, who are all working on behalf of the Hispanic community and immigrants in Boston.
Other conference organizers are STM 访问ing Associate Professor Felix Palazzi, Carlos Maria Galli of the Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina and Fr. 斯坎诺尼教授 名誉 在阿根廷圣米格尔耶稣会神学院任教.
除了卢西亚尼和帕拉齐, BC theologians participating in the conference are Flatley Professor of Catholic Theology Robert Goizueta and STM Associate Professor Nancy Pineda-Madrid and Assistant Professor Hosffman Ospino. 红衣主教肖恩·奥马利，O.F.M.、帽子., archbishop of Boston, will also meet with the conference participants.
Luciani says it is most appropriate that 太阳城网赌平台, 尤其是神学院和牧师学院, takes on the pivotal role of hosting this international theological discussion.
“As a Jesuit university, 太阳城网赌平台 is committed to building bridges,” said Luciani. “STM is a place of many cultures and a place where people work together to respond to Pope Francis’s call to action.”
STM院长Thomas Stegman, S.J.: “The 神学与事工学院 is delighted to be a co-sponsor of this important gathering of so many top theologians in the field. 这是为教会服务的神学. To host such an illustrious group of scholars is a real feather in 太阳城网赌平台’s hat.”
Luciani says he sees evidence of the interest in this topic from his own teaching. 去年秋天, he and Palazzi taught an online course in Spanish through STM titled Theological and Social Aspects of the Pontificate of Francis. 该课程吸引了3000多名学生. The upcoming 'Apocalypse - Terror or Hope for Humanity?' course taught by Palazzi will address the current climate of fear in the lives of Hispanic communities in the U.S.
The 伊比利亚美洲神学会议 is co-sponsored by the BC's 神学与事工学院, 总统办公室, 文理学院, 及神学系.
——凯瑟琳·沙利文|《大学传播