Liberating theology. (News: signs of the times).NOTRE DAME, Indiana Notre Dame, Indiana is an unincorporated community northeast of South Bend in St. Joseph County, Indiana; it includes the campuses of three colleges: the University of Notre Dame, Saint Mary's College, and Holy Cross College. -- More than 30 years after Gustavo Gutierrez's groundbreaking book The Theology of Liberation, many of the greatest minds in theology gathered in November at the University of Notre Dame Notre Dame IPA: [nɔtʁ dam] is French for Our Lady, referring to the Virgin Mary. In the United States of America, Notre Dame to explore "The Option for the Poor in Christian Theology." Sponsored by Notre Dame's department of theology and Institute for Latino Studies, the conference attracted academics, students, and church workers to discuss where the liberation movement stands in the current context. Of note were sessions addressing business ethics and globalization globalization Process by which the experience of everyday life, marked by the diffusion of commodities and ideas, is becoming standardized around the world. Factors that have contributed to globalization include increasingly sophisticated communications and transportation . At the close of the conference, Gutierrez commissioned 16 young theologians from all over the world, including North and South America, Europe, Africa, and Asia. Each received a cross and benediction benediction [Lat.,=blessing], solemn blessing usually administered in the name of God by a priest or a minister. The temple worship at Jerusalem had fixed forms of benedictions, and Christians have always given them an important place in ceremony, especially at the from Gutierrez to continue his or her work on behalf of the poor and excluded of the world. |
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