NorLARNet Seminar
Wednesday 1 December
Litteraturhuset, Oslo
The relationship between religion and social justice has recently become an important topic in debates about development policy and development cooperation. Latin America is the most unequal region in the world in terms of income and living conditions, but also one with strong religious traditions and churches. Important currents within these traditions have historically promoted social justice, and given a voice to marginalized groups. This seeming paradox gives rise to a number of questions that will be addressed in this seminar: How does religion, and more precisely, Latin American religiosity, think about and promote equality and social justice today? Is the reproduction of inequality and poverty an unintended result of religious world visions, ethics, and pastoral strategies? Do religions play a role in politics and policies fighting or reproducing inequality and poverty, on an individual, community and national level?
Program
EMILCE CUDA, Department of Theology, Pontificia Universidad Católica, Argentina
Populism, Religion and Democracy: Facing Inequality in Latin America
Emilce Cuda -"Populism, Religion and Democracy: Facing Inequality in Latin America" from SAIFF on Vimeo.
HANS EGIL OFFERDAL, UiB Global, University of Bergen/CLACSO-CROP
Pastoral Action and Politics for the Poor: Being Church for the voiceless
Pastoral Action and Politics for the Poor: Being Church for the voiceless from SAIFF on Vimeo.
GENARO ZALPA, Department of Sociology, Universidad Autonoma de Aguascalientes, Mexico
Religions and Poverty in Latin America: Ethics, Ethos, and Practices
Religions and Poverty in Latin America: Ethics, Ethos, and Practices from SAIFF on Vimeo.
EINAR BERNTZEN, Department of Comparative Politics, University of Bergen
Religion and Politics in Nicaragua: What difference does a revolution make?
The seminar is supported by The CLACSO-CROP Programme on Poverty Research, UiB Global and Department of Comparative Politics, University of Bergen.
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