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  • December 29, 2017
    Consultation explores multiple religious belonging in Latin American context

    A theological consultation in Matanzas, Cuba has explored the pastoral and theological questions that the phenomenon of multiple religious belonging poses to Christian churches in Latin America.

  • August 26, 2015
    WCC explores links between indigenous ecological spiritualties and Christianity

    Dynamics of “Indigenous ecological spiritualties and Christian faith” have been explored in detail at a World Council of Churches seminar in Yogyakarta, Indonesia.

  • October 11, 2012
    Indigenous theologians look to a sustainable future

    Indigenous peoples, despite discrimination, have sustainable alternatives to many of the world’s problems, a conference in Taiwan has been told.

  • June 22, 2011
    'Saving the Indians' souls' in colonial Peru

    Ethnohistorical and other studies show the great influence and power the historic Spanish mission had over the native population?s lives and souls in the Andean region, says Sabine Dedenbach-Salazar. At the same time as they document the missionaries' daily struggle to impose European ways of life onto other cultures, they also indicate that indigenous people were not only victims, but also agents in re-shaping their living conditions and their cultural identities.

  • May 21, 2011
    Bolivian shares indigenous theology of 'sacredness with the earth'

    Any prospect of peace is, for Andean people, the search for balance and harmony among all beings that live in the same space, the IEPC has heard.

  • March 6, 2011
    Interpreting Andean religion post-colonially

    The colonial rule of the Spanish in the Andes was repressive, says Sabine Dedenbach-Salazar. But the contemporary worldview of the Quechua people shows that the decision of the European rulers to use the native languages to teach the indigenous peoples the new faith influenced how those people managed old and new concepts.

  • February 21, 2011
    New book shows Dalit theology's 'spirit of resistance'

    Dalit theology in South Asia is now forging links with wider struggles for justice and freedom, according to a newly-published book.

  • February 10, 2011
    Immigration, indigenous theology and resistance

    In encountering Tupac Enrique Acosta in prison, Colin Bossen met someone with an analysis of the Arizona anti-immigration bill's place in a history that put it firmly within the context of the ongoing repression of the indigenous peoples of North America.