On the occasion of H. Küng’s death, the Board of Concilium wondered about the legacy received from him and all the founders. From this first reflection, the idea was born to collect in a single volume some articles by Y. Congar (introduced by an essay by R. Gaillardetz), by K. Rahner (introduced by an essayRead More

EnglishDeustchItaliano Human securityMännlichkeitenMaschilità PortuguêsFrançaisEspañol中文 MasculinidadesMasculinitésMasculinidades陽剛之氣 Filipe Maia – « The Pan-Amazon Synod » It seems appropriate, possibly providential, that just weeks after the fires broke in the Amazon forest in July 2019 bringing the region to international attention, Roman Catholic leaders, environmentalists, and indigenous peoples gathered in the Vatican for the Pan-Amazon Synod. The gatheringRead More

EnglishDeustchItaliano Human securityMännlichkeitenMaschilità PortuguêsFrançaisEspañol中文 MasculinidadesMasculinitésMasculinidades陽剛之氣 Julie Hanlon Rubio – « Masculinity and sexual abuse in the Church » 1. Introduction As a Catholic lay woman who forms priests alongside lay men and women for ecclesial ministry, I have experienced the latest round of revelations of clergy sexual abuse from a unique vantage point. The weekRead More

EnglishDeustchItaliano Human securityMännlichkeitenMaschilità PortuguêsFrançaisEspañol中文 MasculinidadesMasculinitésMasculinidades陽剛之氣 Shyam Pakhare – « Transcending gender: Colonialism, Gandhi and religion » 1. Introduction The age of enlightenment, characterized by scientism, rationalism and materialism, created a binary between religion and material world. Darwin’s theory of evolution and the philosophy of utilitarianism developed a rift in the organic lifestyle of the west.Read More

EnglishDeustchItaliano Human securityMännlichkeitenMaschilità PortuguêsFrançaisEspañol中文 MasculinidadesMasculinitésMasculinidades陽剛之氣 Nicholas Denysenko – « Orthodox Ideology and Masculinity in Putin’s Russia » 1. Introduction In the post-Soviet period, Russia has turned to its past to refashion the historical foundation of its identity and its public image. Russian ideologues retrieved aspects of traditional Eastern Orthodox ideology to promote a neo-imperial agendaRead More

EnglishDeustchItaliano Human securityMännlichkeitenMaschilità PortuguêsFrançaisEspañol中文 MasculinidadesMasculinitésMasculinidades陽剛之氣 Vincent Lloyd – « Masculinity, race, fatherhood » 1. The ends of masculinity If masculinity names a discrete set of social practices, and if we come to the realization that those social practices cause a good deal of harm, it should be straightforward to eliminate, or virtually eliminate, masculinity. ThisRead More

EnglishDeustchItaliano Human securityMännlichkeitenMaschilità PortuguêsFrançaisEspañol中文 MasculinidadesMasculinitésMasculinidades陽剛之氣 Ezra Chitando – « Masculinities, religion, and sexuality » 1. Introduction There is a growing interest in the field of masculinities globally. In order to highlight the dynamics around masculinities, religion and sexualities, this article utilizes the African context. Masculinities globally and in Africa have come under serious contestation. TheRead More

EnglishDeustchItaliano Human securityMännlichkeitenMaschilità PortuguêsFrançaisEspañol中文 MasculinidadesMasculinitésMasculinidades陽剛之氣 Manuel Villalobos Mendoza – « Masculinity undone: Reading Mark 14.51–52 from  el otro lado » 1. Introduction For biblical scholars, it is almost an obligation nowadays to ‘come out’ in the biblical field in order to disclose their social location. In my situation, I have resisted the temptation to describeRead More

EnglishDeustchItaliano Human securityMännlichkeitenMaschilità PortuguêsFrançaisEspañol中文 MasculinidadesMasculinitésMasculinidades陽剛之氣 Herbert Anderson – « A theology for reimagining masculinities » 1. Introduction The history of Christian theology is replete with images and pronouncements that promote patriarchy, valorize masculine preeminence, and subjugate women to a status inferior to men. Such perspectives have changed and are changing slowly as a consequence of anRead More

EnglishDeustchItaliano Human securityMännlichkeitenMaschilità PortuguêsFrançaisEspañol中文 MasculinidadesMasculinitésMasculinidades陽剛之氣 Raewyn Connell – « Men, masculinity, God: Can social science help with the theological problem? » 1. Introduction In a piece written late in life, the Irish poet W.B.Yeats had his imaginary hermit-philosopher Ribh denouncing St Patrick in these words: An abstract Greek absurdity has crazed the man –Recall thatRead More