Mujeres y teología de la liberación en Riobamba y Quito: los decenios de 1970 y 1980

La presente investigación analiza el diálogo que se estableció entre distintos grupos de mujeres: religiosas, laicas e indígenas con la Teología de la Liberación y la influencia que ejerció Monseñor Leonidas Proaño en el compromiso pastoral y socio-político que asumieron las mujeres en Riobamba y Quito Sur durante las décadas de 1970 y 1980. La confluencia entre las mujeres y la Teología de la Liberación ocurre desde los inicios de la década del 1970. A ellas se las encuentra en los distintos espacios de acción pastoral que se lleva adelante en la Diócesis de Riobamba como en las comunidades religiosas insertas, comunidades eclesiales de base, equipos de pastoral, campañas de alfabetización, grupos de cantoras y aportes a la reflexión teológica. En la parroquia Quito sur la vinculación de las mujeres con la pastoral liberadora se refleja en las memorias a partir de la década de 1980. A través de la memoria y los testimonios de las mujeres que fueron partícipes de la pastoral liberadora, se reconstruye esta historia de aportes a los procesos históricos que realizan las mujeres desde la Teología de la Liberación y la incidencia que ésta ejerce en el empoderamiento y construcción de nuevas identidades. Desde las comunidades de base y a través de la metodología del “ver, juzgar y actuar”, las mujeres realizaron un cuestionamiento a las desigualdades sociales y una crítica a la propia Teología de la Liberación que asume los problemas de exclusión social, pero deja a un lado la exclusión de género. La incursión de las mujeres en los espacios de compromiso socio-político y pastoral supuso procesos permanentes de deconstrucción y reelaboración de su identidad, en los que dan cuenta de tensiones entre la invisibilización y desvalorización de sus experiencias.

Poder pastoral, acomodo y territorialidad en las Cartas Annuas jesuitas de Quito (Estudios)

Este artículo analiza las Cartas Annuas jesuitas entre 1586 y 1660 que hacen referencia a la Audiencia de Quito. Esta fuente poco consultada se utiliza para sondear las estrategias jesuitas de evangelización y el régimen de administración de sacramentos de la orden en Quito. El artículo propone que las estrategias de evangelización jesuita dieron un giro al pasar de un encuentro con la religión nativa que incluyó un interés en mitos prehispánicos y extirpación de idolatría a un enfoque tabula rasa que se centraba en la administración de sacramentos. El artículo atribuye este giro a la transferencia del Colegio jesuita de Quito de la provincia jesuita de Perú a la provincia del Nuevo Reino (Nueva Granada). El artículo contextualiza el encuentro jesuita con la cultura nativa y la operación del régimen sacramental con referencia al concepto de las dos evangelizaciones de Juan Carlos Estenssoro, la noción de poder pastoral de Michel Foucault y la idea de la confesionalización perteneciente a la historiografía de la modernidad temprana europea.

Suma teologica : primera y segunda parte : en que se explican los sacramentos, mandamientos, censuras e indulgencias de la Iglesia, los quatro Nouissimos y mysterios de nuestra santa fè /

Segunda parte de los mysterios de nuestra santa fe.

Pláticas dogmático-morales en que se exponen los sacramentos de la iglesia, según el espíritu del evangelio /

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A Influência da Missão Integral na Prática Pastoral das Igrejas Irmãos Menonitas de São Paulo nos Anos de 2000 a 2010

Esta pesquisa pretende analisar, durante o período de 2000 a 2010, três Igrejas Evangélicas Irmãos Menonitas, sendo elas a Primeira Igreja Evangélica Irmãos Menonitas de São Paulo, a Comunidade Cristão das Boas Novas e a Primeira Igreja Evangélica Irmãos Menonitas do Campo Limpo, situadas nos respectivos bairros de São Paulo, Planalto Paulista, Campo Belo e Campo Limpo. Esta análise se dará à luz da Teologia da Missão Integral, de modo que será observado se tais igrejas de fato sofreram influências desta teologia neste espaço de tempo. As práticas pastorais destas igrejas serão observadas por intermédio de atas, boletins, anais de congressos, trabalhos publicados, informativos, documentos das igrejas Irmãos Menonitas de São Paulo e outros materiais que abordem o tema em questão. As áreas analisadas dentro da prática pastoral serão três, a saber, a educação através do ensino da escola bíblica dominical, a prática social e o culto (liturgia e pregação da Palavra). Também serão apresentados os conceitos de prática pastoral, Missão Integral e práxis cristã e, por fim, serão oferecidas propostas para uma práxis pastoral, à luz da Missão Integral, às Igrejas Irmãos Menonitas de São Paulo.

Adaptation and change in Queensland’s rangelands : cell grazing as an emerging ideology of pastoral-ecology

Does the current global political economic framework, or more specifically, the cost-price squeeze associated with primary production, restrict the choices of Australian cattle graziers in moving to more sustainable practices? It has often been argued by primary producers and academics, alike, that current terms of trade have resulted in reduced profitability at the property level, and as such, have made it difficult for landholders to shift to practices which are environmentally sustainable. Whilst there is mounting evidence that this is case, there is also evidence that some graziers have been able to adapt to the prevailing market conditions through an ideological as well as ‘practice’ shift. Findings from qualitative research in Central Queensland, Australia has highlighted how ‘cell grazing’ departs from the traditional or conventional aspects of grazing which can be described as productivist, to an approach closely approximating Lang and Heasman’s (2004) ‘ecologically integrated paradigm’. It is argued that cell grazing is, at present, a marginal activity that requires an ideological and cultural shift, as well as an investment in new infrastructure, however, current cell grazing activities may also demonstrate that beef grazing has the potential to be both economically and environmentally sustainable.

Australian eco-pastoral poetry

Les Murray and Judith Wright are two Australian poets who are widely read as landscape poets. While this framing offers valuable insights into their work it often fails to bring the importance into a contemporary context or to recognise the long tradition Australia has had with , to use Leo Marx’ term, “the complex pastoral”. As Ruth Blair reminds us in her chapter “Hugging the Shore: The Green Mountains of South-East Queensland” in The Littoral Zone: Australian Contexts and their Writers it is accepted that North America has a tradition of the complex pastoral mode but it should be remembered that Australia also has a long history of this form. Both Judith Wright’s and Les Murray’s poetry encourages active campaigning for the environment .These Australian poets are eco-pastoral poets whose poetry encourages active reading rather than passive reflections. Their poetry speaks to the strong connection between the lived everyday landscape and the imagination of past, present and future. Their work is imbued with a strong sense of ecocritical awareness while at the same time drawing on pastoral conventions. These two Australian poets do not offer idealistic pastoral notions but rather reveal the complexities of lived human/nonhuman relationships. This paper will discuss these complexities and how poetry can be experienced as literature in action—ways for readers to connect with and negotiate with the land they inhabit. The research for this paper was, in part, drawn from the responses that local community library groups offered after reading the works of these poets. What became evident from this research was the way the poetry made the readers think not only of landscape as a place of refuge from the urban technological world but also as a contemporary place with connection to agency that motivates readers into active change.

Adoption of environmental assurance in pastoral industry supply chains - Market failure and beyond

This paper describes adoption rates of environmental assurance within meat and wool supply chains, and discusses this in terms of market interest and demand for certified 'environmentally friendly' products, based on phone surveys and personal interviews with pastoral producers, meat and wool processors, wholesalers and retailers, and domestic consumers. Members of meat and wool supply chains, particularly pastoral producers, are both aware of and interested in implementing various forms of environmental assurance, but significant costs combined with few private benefits have resulted in low adoption rates. The main reason for the lack of benefits is that the end user (the consumer) does not value environmental assurance and is not willing to pay for it. For this reason, global food and fibre supply chains, which compete to supply consumers with safe and quality food at the lowest price, resist public pressure to implement environmental assurance. This market failure is further exacerbated by highly variable environmental and social production standards required of primary producers in different countries, and the disparate levels of government support provided to them. Given that it is the Australian general public and not markets that demand environmental benefits from agriculture, the Australian government has a mandate to use public funds to counter this market failure. A national farm environmental policy should utilise a range of financial incentives to reward farmers for delivering general public good environmental outcomes, with these specified and verified through a national environmental assurance scheme.

Stakeholder expectations for environmental assurance in agriculture: Lessons from the pastoral industry

This paper outlines the expectations of a wide range of stakeholders for environmental assurance in the pastoral industries and agriculture generally. Stakeholders consulted were domestic consumers, rangeland graziers, members of environmental groups, companies within meat and wool supply chains, and agricultural industry, environmental and consumer groups. Most stakeholders were in favour of the application of environmental assurance to agriculture, although supply chains and consumers had less enthusiasm for this than environmental and consumer groups. General public good benefits were more important to environmental and consumer groups, while private benefits were more important to consumers and supply chains. The 'ideal' form of environmental assurance appears to be a management system that provides for continuous improvement in environmental, quality and food safety outcomes, combined with elements of ISO 14024 eco-labelling such as life-cycle assessment, environmental performance criteria, third-party certification, labelling and multi-stakeholder involvement. However, market failure prevents this from being implemented and will continue to do so for the foreseeable future. In the short term, members of supply chains (the people that must implement and fund environmental assurance) want this to be kept simple and low cost, to be built into their existing industry standards and to add value to their businesses. As a starting point, several agricultural industry organisations favour the use of a basic management system, combining continuous improvement, risk assessment and industry best management practice programs, which can be built on over time to meet regulator, market and community expectations.

EMS in the pastoral industries of western Queensland: From customisation to implementation

This paper outlines the customisation of Environmental Management Systems (EMS) for the pastoral industry of western Queensland, the recruitment and training of pastoral producers, and their development and implementation of EMS. EMS was simplified to a 7-step process and producers were recruited to trial this customised EMS. Producers from 40 properties received EMS training, either as groups or individually. Of these, 37 commenced Pastoral EMS development through a facilitated approach that allowed them to learn about EMS while developing an EMS for their property. EMS implementation has been more effective with producers who were trained in groups. At this stage, however, most producers do not see value in EMS as there are currently no strong drivers to warrant continued development and implementation. Key findings resulting from this work were that personal contact and assistance is vital to encourage producers to trial EMS, and that a staged approach to EMS implementation, commencing with a self-assessment, is recommended. EMS training is most successful in a group situation; however, an alternative method of delivery should be provided for those producers who, either by choice or isolation, have to work alone. A support network is also necessary to encourage and maintain progress with EMS development and implementation, particularly where no strong drivers exist.

Pastoral care in times of high stakes testing and accountability

The unknown future is a challenge to educators in preparing young people for life post school. While history can be said to repeat itself, the reality is that each generation is faced with new challenges and threats. Therefore, the challenge for contemporary schooling is to prepare students to live in a fast paced, complex world where threats such as terrorism, cyberbullying and depleted resources are juggled with high stakes testing and curriculum accountability. This presentation draws on the notion of a future of supercomplexity while critically examining current pastoral care delivery in schools to develop a new model of practice in preparing students for an unknown future.

Revelación, redención y recapitulación en los misterios de Cristo, según el Catecismo de la Iglesia Católica

Introducción: Las motivaciones personales de este trabajo se podrían expresar así: Los fieles –y especialmente los sacerdotes y consagrados– cada día celebramos la obra de la salvación del mundo, realizada por “nuestro Salvador, Jesucristo”. Sobre todo en la sagrada Eucaristía, en la Liturgia de las horas y en otros actos litúrgicos nos encontramos con fórmulas –de la misma Biblia y de la tradición eclesial– que nos hablan de Cristo como Salvador divino, único y definitivo, en todos los misterios de su vida, pero muy particularmente en su misterio pascual. En esos misterios de Cristo se realizó “de una vez para siempre” el acontecimiento esencial del divino designio de salvación. Así rezamos, así lo celebramos en comunidad y así lo predicamos ante el mundo, porque así lo ha celebrado y vivido la Iglesia a través de los milenios. ¿Cómo no plantearse la cuestión de la coherencia, unidad real, convencida y convincente, entre lo que celebramos y lo que vivimos? Se hace evidente que la celebración sincera y digna de estos misterios nos exige “transfigurar” nuestra existencia concreta, revestirnos de nuestro Señor Jesucristo (cf. Rm 13, 14), compartir vivamente su camino pascual y dar, así, testimonio creíble de su misterio personal y de su obra redentora universal. Pero, al mismo tiempo, surge la necesidad de la armonía entre la razón y la fe. Es decir, no puedo contentarme con celebrar unos ritos que tal vez producen una fuerte emotividad religiosa y que ayudan a “sentirse bien”… pero que estarían vacíos de verdad. Lo que celebramos y rezamos responde a una realidad supremamente inteligible. La vida de fe, la oración y la celebración litúrgica, y toda la existencia cristiana, responden a un fundamento real, de máxima densidad ontológica y teológica. Es lógico, entonces, que busquemos alcanzar una más profunda inteligencia de la fe, para hallar nuevas luces que iluminen el encuentro de la razón con la verdad de Dios. La teología nace de la fe. La fe provoca a nuestra razón a investigar con entusiasmo la verdad revelada y creída, celebrada y vivida plenamente por los fieles (y los santos son los plenamente fieles). La teología –si es auténtica– no podrá llevarnos al vaciamiento de las fórmulas y de los ritos litúrgicos, ni podrá arrastrarnos al mundo de la ficción y de la doblez. Este trabajo nace, entonces, como la misma teología, del vivo interés por comprender más profundamente el misterio de nuestra salvación en Cristo y, simultáneamente, por alcanzar una síntesis más coherente y armoniosa entre lo que creemos y vivimos como católicos y lo que razonamos con rigor crítico como estudiosos de la Palabra, en la Iglesia...

Teología, 1966, Tomo IV/1 nº 8 (número completo)

La Comunión de vida con Dios en la Iglesia (Capítulos V, VII y VIII) / Rafael A. Tello -- La Jerarquía: una potestad al servicio de la Iglesia (Capítulo III) / Carmelo J. Giaquinta -- El Laicado en la Iglesia (capítulo IV) / Pedro Geltman -- La vida religiosa en la Constitución “Lumen Gentium” (Capítulo VI) / Domingo Basso -- Crónica de la Facultad (enero-marzo 1966) -- Bibliografía