El asesinato de Monseñor Romero - 1980

Truly, truly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit. John 12:24

On this day, March 24, we remember with heartfelt thanks the ever-faithful witness of Archbishop Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdémez and the Martyrs of El Salvador:

Almighty God, who didst call thy servant Óscar Romero to be a voice for the voiceless poor, and to give his life as a seed of freedom and a sign of hope: Grant that, inspired by his sacrifice and the example of the martyrs of El Salvador, we may without fear or favor witness to thy Word who abideth, thy Word who is Life, even Jesus Christ our Lord, to whom, with thee and the Holy Spirit, be praise and glory now and for ever. Amen

(Collect from Holy, Women, Holy Men: Celebrating the Saints)

Our friends in Bucaramanga, Colombia ...

Last Friday FIU's working group on religion in Latin America (LACIR, Latin America & Caribbean Interdisciplinary Initiative on Religion), hosted a joint video colloquium with our colleagues at the Universidad Industrial de Santander (UIS) in Bucaramanga, Colombia. Research papers were presented by both faculty and students from both universities with corresponding questions and discussion with both groups.


Further joint video colloquiums and possibly joint course offerings are planned with UIS and potentially other universities in Argentina and elsewhere.


 











The working group at UIS is called Sagrado & Profano, and you can find their web site by clicking here: http://www.sagradoyprofano.org/

A list of the working papers presented at the FIU-UIS colloquium can be found at the following link:

https://www.scribd.com/doc/259787195/FIU-UIS-coloquio

COLOQUIO INTERNACIONAL:

DEL MONOPOLIO RELIGIOSO A LA DIVERSIDAD Y LA SECULARIZACIÓN:

DESAFÍOS Y OPORTUNIDADES
English: "From Religious Monopoly to Diversity and Secularization: Challenges and Opportunities" 

9:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.

Presentación

Dr. William Elvis Plata (Profesor Asociado UIS- Director Grupo Sagrado y Profano)

Dra. Ana María Bidegain (Professor Religious Studies Florida International University)

9:30 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.

La diversificación del campo religioso en Colombia, 1856-1991

English: "Diversification of the religious field in Colombia 1856-1991"

Dr. Helwar Figueroa (Profesor Asociado, Grupo Sagrado y Profano, UIS)

9:450 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Ronda de preguntas

10:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.

El discurso de una ética católica modernizada, el caso del programa Acción Cultural Popular en Colombia, 1947-1958.

English: “The discourse of modernized Catholic ethics, the case of Popular Cultural Action program in Colombia, 1947-1958”

Mag. Candidata a Dra. Sandra Milena Londoño (Florida International University)

10:15 a.m. - 10:30 a.m Ronda de preguntas

10:45 a.m.- 11:00 a.m.

Exhortaciones pastorales en tiempos de crisis Conferencia Episcopal Venezolana 1992 y 2002

English: “Pastoral advice in times of crisis Venezuelan Episcopal Conference 1992 and 2002”

Mag. Candidata. Sonia Scheuren (Florida International University) 

Breve Descanso 11:00 a.m.- 12:00 noon

12:00 noon - 12:20 p.m.

Violencia, religión y resistencia. El caso de la comunidad evangélica de El Garzal, Bolívar, Colombia.  

English: “Violence, religion and resistance. The case of the evangelical community of El Garzal, Bolivar, Colombia.”

Dr. William Elvis Plata. (Profesor Asociado, Dir. Grupo Sagrado y Profano, UIS)

12:20 p.m.- 12:40 p.m. Ronda de preguntas

12:40 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.  

Evangélicos y política. Origen y trayectoria de los partidos políticos evangélicos en América Latina (1980-2014)

English: “Evangelicals and politics. Origin and history of the evangelical political parties in Latin America (1980-2014)”

Mag. Candidata a Dra. Bibiana Ortega (Florida International University)

1:00 p.m. - 1:20 p.m.  Ronda de preguntas

1:20 p.m. - 2:10 p.m.  

Ánimas del purgatorio, ¿Quién las pudiera aliviar? El animero y los N.N (No nombrados): Religiosidad popular actual en Puerto Berrío, Antioquia, Colombia.

English: “Souls of Purgatory, who can help? The animero and the unnamed: Current Popular religion in Puerto Berrio, Antioquia, Colombia.”

Est. Lorena Gómez (Grupo Sagrado y Profano, UIS)

2:10 p.m. - 2:30  p.m.  Ronda de preguntas

2:30  p.m. - 2:45 p.m

Dinámica familiar de los conversos Hare Krishna: Del rechazo a la aceptación.

English: “Family dynamics of converts Hare Krishna: From rejection to acceptance.”

Est. Margarita Díaz (Grupo Sagrado y Profano, UIS)

3:15 p.m. Finalización del Coloquio

  

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