J Moral Theology
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An open-access, double-blind peer-reviewed journal advancing the global, interdisciplinary, scholarly conversation on Catholic moral theology.
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In Ch. 11 of "Intercultural Theological Ethics," Jude Thaddaeus Buyondo argues that "A Genuine Intercultural Ethics Requires a Decolonized Pluriversal Dialogue Between the Colonizers and the Colonized." @ctewc.bsky.social
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A Genuine Intercultural Ethics Requires a Decolonized Pluriversal Dialogue Between the Colonizers and the Colonized | Published in Journal of Moral Theology
By Jude Thaddaeus Buyondo. This contribution aims at a decolonial intercultural ethics and claims that this requires a “pluriversal” dialogue between the former colonizers and former colonized.
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December 12, 2025 at 4:15 PM
In Ch. 11 of "Intercultural Theological Ethics," Jude Thaddaeus Buyondo argues that "A Genuine Intercultural Ethics Requires a Decolonized Pluriversal Dialogue Between the Colonizers and the Colonized." @ctewc.bsky.social
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"A largely unspoken article of faith for Republicans is that access to medical care is a matter of personal responsibility. They don’t generally advertise this belief, because it is not popular."
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Obamacare Changed the Politics of Health Care
It’s one thing for Republicans to deny hypothetical care. It’s another to take this tangible benefit away.
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December 12, 2025 at 3:06 PM
"A largely unspoken article of faith for Republicans is that access to medical care is a matter of personal responsibility. They don’t generally advertise this belief, because it is not popular."
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For Richard Rwiza, Small Christian Communities integrate faith into daily life, foster cultural-theological dialogue, & drive social change, fostering Africa’s rapidly growing Xnty. See Ch. 10, "Stimulating Change in Local Contexts," in "Intercultural Theological Ethics"
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Stimulating Change in Local Contexts | Published in Journal of Moral Theology
By Richard N. Rwiza. Small Christian Communities (SCCs) integrate faith into daily life, foster cultural-theological dialogue, and drive social transformation, playing a key role in Africa’s rapidly g...
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December 11, 2025 at 2:33 PM
For Richard Rwiza, Small Christian Communities integrate faith into daily life, foster cultural-theological dialogue, & drive social change, fostering Africa’s rapidly growing Xnty. See Ch. 10, "Stimulating Change in Local Contexts," in "Intercultural Theological Ethics"
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In Ch. 9 of "Intercultural Theological Ethics," Mirijam Salfinger probes "The Role of Gender in Intercultural Ethics," highlighting the necessity of intersectionality, postcolonialism and an inclusive, holistic, realistic and multidimensional anthropology.
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The Role of Gender in Intercultural Ethics | Published in Journal of Moral Theology
By Mirijam Salfinger. The significance of an gender-sensitive approach within intercultural theological ethics will be outlined. To this end, intersectionality, postcolonialism and an inclusive, holis...
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December 10, 2025 at 8:36 PM
In Ch. 9 of "Intercultural Theological Ethics," Mirijam Salfinger probes "The Role of Gender in Intercultural Ethics," highlighting the necessity of intersectionality, postcolonialism and an inclusive, holistic, realistic and multidimensional anthropology.
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In "Seeing the Unseen? Silenced Voices, Excluded Knowledge, & the Question of Representation in the World Church," Sigrid Rettenbacher uses post-/decolonial/critical whiteness studies to illume knowledges excluded from ecclesial discourse. Ch. 8 "Intercultural Theo Ethics"
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Seeing the Unseen? Silenced Voices, Excluded Knowledge, and the Question of Representation in the World Church | Published in Journal of Moral Theology
By Sigrid Rettenbacher. Adopting insights from post-/decolonial theories and critical whiteness studies, this article tries to make visible excluded knowledge within ecclesial discourse politics, with...
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December 10, 2025 at 4:38 PM
In "Seeing the Unseen? Silenced Voices, Excluded Knowledge, & the Question of Representation in the World Church," Sigrid Rettenbacher uses post-/decolonial/critical whiteness studies to illume knowledges excluded from ecclesial discourse. Ch. 8 "Intercultural Theo Ethics"
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Via Habermas & Longino's discourse theories, Agnes Brazal names conditions for intercultural ethics, adding "partial epistemological privilege" for marginalized groups. See "Ensuring Equality & Objectivity in Intercultural Dialogue," Ch. 7 "Intercultural Theological Ethics."
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Ensuring Equality and Objectivity in Intercultural Dialogue | Published in Journal of Moral Theology
By Agnes M. Brazal. Through the critical application of discourse theories from Habermas and Longino, this chapter identifies conditions for an intercultural dialogue on ethics, and adds "partial epis...
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December 6, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Via Habermas & Longino's discourse theories, Agnes Brazal names conditions for intercultural ethics, adding "partial epistemological privilege" for marginalized groups. See "Ensuring Equality & Objectivity in Intercultural Dialogue," Ch. 7 "Intercultural Theological Ethics."
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In "The Task of Living Together & Learning from Each Other," Shaji George Kochuthara discusses how Catholics can work together with others in identifying common ground for ethics in a religiously & culturally pluralistic world. See Ch. 6, "Intercultural Theological Ethics."
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The Task of Living Together and Learning from Each Other: Catholic Ethics in the Context of Religious-Cultural Diversity | Published in Journal of Moral Theology
By Shaji George Kochuthara, CMI. The article discusses the possibility of doing Catholic ethics in a religiously and culturally pluralistic world, explaining how Catholics can work together with other...
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December 5, 2025 at 2:13 PM
In "The Task of Living Together & Learning from Each Other," Shaji George Kochuthara discusses how Catholics can work together with others in identifying common ground for ethics in a religiously & culturally pluralistic world. See Ch. 6, "Intercultural Theological Ethics."
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In "Catholicity: A Hermeneutic Model for Intercultural Theological Ethics?," Franz Gmainer-Pranzl explores “Catholicity” as a denominational characteristic & a hermeneutic model mediating btw contextuality & universality. See Ch. 4 of "Intercultural Theological Ethics."
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Catholicity: A Hermeneutic Model for Intercultural Theological Ethics? | Published in Journal of Moral Theology
By Franz Gmainer-Pranzl. “Catholicity” is a denominational characteristic and a hermeneutic model mediating between contextuality and universality. This article explicates how the concept of “catholic...
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December 4, 2025 at 1:16 PM
In "Catholicity: A Hermeneutic Model for Intercultural Theological Ethics?," Franz Gmainer-Pranzl explores “Catholicity” as a denominational characteristic & a hermeneutic model mediating btw contextuality & universality. See Ch. 4 of "Intercultural Theological Ethics."
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How does God transform humanity? For Peter Sedgwick, it's thru God’s communication thru culturally expressed worship, speaking to the needs & joys of individuals & communities. See "Spiritual Foundation: Contemplative Pragmatics," Ch. 4, "Intercultural Theological Ethics."
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Spiritual Foundation: Contemplative Pragmatics | Published in Journal of Moral Theology
By Peter Sedgwick. How does God transform humankind? The answer, it is suggested, is through God’s communication through culturally expressed worship, which speaks to individuals and communities both ...
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December 3, 2025 at 4:01 PM
How does God transform humanity? For Peter Sedgwick, it's thru God’s communication thru culturally expressed worship, speaking to the needs & joys of individuals & communities. See "Spiritual Foundation: Contemplative Pragmatics," Ch. 4, "Intercultural Theological Ethics."
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In "Human Dignity, Cultural Norms, & the Good for All," Sigrid Müller argues that intercultural theological ethics is a dialogical process based on human dignity aimed at solving ethical problems that transcend cultures. See Ch. 3, "Intercultural Theological Ethics,"
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Human Dignity, Cultural Norms, and the Good for All: Toward a Dialogical Method in Intercultural Theological Ethics | Published in Journal of Moral Theology
By Sigrid Müller. Intercultural theological ethics should be a dialogical process based on human dignity and aimed at the universal good in the service of solving ethical problems that transcend cultu...
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December 2, 2025 at 1:34 PM
In "Human Dignity, Cultural Norms, & the Good for All," Sigrid Müller argues that intercultural theological ethics is a dialogical process based on human dignity aimed at solving ethical problems that transcend cultures. See Ch. 3, "Intercultural Theological Ethics,"
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What a scholar and a legacy! May the angels lead her into paradise....
Sr Jamie T. Phelps, one of the most influential modern Black Catholics, has died in MIchigan following an illness. She was 84 years old.
The acclaimed womanist theologian, founder, and multidisciplinary scholar desegregated the Adrian Dominicans in 1959. buff.ly/M67wPh7
The acclaimed womanist theologian, founder, and multidisciplinary scholar desegregated the Adrian Dominicans in 1959. buff.ly/M67wPh7
December 1, 2025 at 8:55 PM
What a scholar and a legacy! May the angels lead her into paradise....
In Ch. 2 of "Intercultural Theological Ethics," María Isabel Gil Espinosa centers intercultural ethics w/in the framework of a relational theology and a paradigm of communion in an intertwined world. See: "Relational Theology: Foundation for an Intercultural Morality."
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Relational Theology: Foundation for an Intercultural Morality | Published in Journal of Moral Theology
By María Isabel Gil Espinosa. An intercultural morality occurs in the discovery and encounter with the other, within the framework of a relational theology and paradigm of communion in an intertwined ...
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December 1, 2025 at 8:53 PM
In Ch. 2 of "Intercultural Theological Ethics," María Isabel Gil Espinosa centers intercultural ethics w/in the framework of a relational theology and a paradigm of communion in an intertwined world. See: "Relational Theology: Foundation for an Intercultural Morality."
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“He articulated to everyone who asked that although he did not want to die, he would prefer death to a pacemaker’s potential complications, especially the possibility of infection…A cardiologist spent hours at his bedside, trying to get to know him… to find some opening that would persuade him”
Opinion | The Medical Case That Still Haunts Me
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November 30, 2025 at 2:15 PM
In their "Introduction" to "Intercultural Theological Ethics," Sigrid Müller, Mirijam Salfinger, & Andrea Vicini, SJ detail how different Christian traditions can dialogue w/ one another to develop common ethical perspectives. @ctewc.bsky.social
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Introduction | Published in Journal of Moral Theology
By Sigrid Müller, Mirijam Salfinger & 1 more. Intercultural theological ethics explores how different manifestations and traditions of the Christian faith can ethically dialogue with one another to de...
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November 29, 2025 at 5:02 PM
In their "Introduction" to "Intercultural Theological Ethics," Sigrid Müller, Mirijam Salfinger, & Andrea Vicini, SJ detail how different Christian traditions can dialogue w/ one another to develop common ethical perspectives. @ctewc.bsky.social
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Avoiding Black Friday? Vol. 8 in the JMT/CTEWC hybrid book series is now available--for free!
See: "Intercultural Theological Ethics: Fundamentals, Frameworks, Processes," co-edited by Sigrid Müller, Mirijam Salfinger, and Andrea Vicini, SJ.
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See: "Intercultural Theological Ethics: Fundamentals, Frameworks, Processes," co-edited by Sigrid Müller, Mirijam Salfinger, and Andrea Vicini, SJ.
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Vol. 8, Issue CTEWC Book Series 8, 2025 | Published by Journal of Moral Theology
Intercultural theological ethics explores how different manifestations and traditions of the Christian faith can ethically dialogue with one another to develop common ethical perspectives within the h...
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November 28, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Avoiding Black Friday? Vol. 8 in the JMT/CTEWC hybrid book series is now available--for free!
See: "Intercultural Theological Ethics: Fundamentals, Frameworks, Processes," co-edited by Sigrid Müller, Mirijam Salfinger, and Andrea Vicini, SJ.
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See: "Intercultural Theological Ethics: Fundamentals, Frameworks, Processes," co-edited by Sigrid Müller, Mirijam Salfinger, and Andrea Vicini, SJ.
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hey kids, check out Yale Press's sale. 30% off most titles with this code. That includes my books, but I just looked, and they publish other authors too, so check it out!
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It's important to remember that Pete Hegseth's entrance into TrumpWorld was through lobbying for pardons for war criminals during Trump's first term. The strikes in the Caribbean and now Hegseth's attack on Sen. Mark Kelly have to be seen through that lens.
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Unjust Military Strikes in the Caribbean
A Christian Just-War Analysis
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November 24, 2025 at 8:49 PM
It's important to remember that Pete Hegseth's entrance into TrumpWorld was through lobbying for pardons for war criminals during Trump's first term. The strikes in the Caribbean and now Hegseth's attack on Sen. Mark Kelly have to be seen through that lens.
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Pope Leo in new Apostolic Letter: “We must therefore leave behind theological controversies that have lost their raison d’êtrein order to develop a common understanding and even more, a common prayer to the Holy Spirit, so that he may gather us all together in one faith and one love.”
November 23, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Pope Leo in new Apostolic Letter: “We must therefore leave behind theological controversies that have lost their raison d’êtrein order to develop a common understanding and even more, a common prayer to the Holy Spirit, so that he may gather us all together in one faith and one love.”
Closing 14.SI2, Juan Esteban Londoño Betancur and Manuel Leonardo Prada Rodríguez analyze the way in which Gustavo Gutiérrez does theology as an act of reflection (second act) on the reality of poverty and violence. See "Gustavo Gutiérrez: A Theology of Worn Faces"
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Gustavo Gutiérrez: una teología de los rostros ajados | Published in Journal of Moral Theology
By Juan Esteban Londoño Betancur, Manuel Leonardo Prada Rodríguez. En este artículo se expone y analiza el modo en que Gustavo Gutiérrez hace teología como acto de reflexión (acto segundo) sobre la re...
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November 19, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Closing 14.SI2, Juan Esteban Londoño Betancur and Manuel Leonardo Prada Rodríguez analyze the way in which Gustavo Gutiérrez does theology as an act of reflection (second act) on the reality of poverty and violence. See "Gustavo Gutiérrez: A Theology of Worn Faces"
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Cierre 14.SI2, Juan Esteban Londoño Betancur y Manuel Leonardo Prada Rodríguez analizan la forma en que Gutiérrez hace la teología como acto de reflexión (2d acto) sobre la realidad de la pobreza y la violencia. Ver "Gustavo Gutiérrez: una teología de los rostros ajados."
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Gustavo Gutiérrez: una teología de los rostros ajados | Published in Journal of Moral Theology
By Juan Esteban Londoño Betancur, Manuel Leonardo Prada Rodríguez. En este artículo se expone y analiza el modo en que Gustavo Gutiérrez hace teología como acto de reflexión (acto segundo) sobre la re...
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November 19, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Cierre 14.SI2, Juan Esteban Londoño Betancur y Manuel Leonardo Prada Rodríguez analizan la forma en que Gutiérrez hace la teología como acto de reflexión (2d acto) sobre la realidad de la pobreza y la violencia. Ver "Gustavo Gutiérrez: una teología de los rostros ajados."
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In "The Theology of Gustavo Gutiérrez and its Echoes in Contemporary Theological Ethics," Juan Miguel Espinoza Portocarrero analyzes the theological contribution of Gustavo Gutiérrez to the development of contemporary theological ethics.
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La teología de Gustavo Gutiérrez y sus ecos en la ética teológica contemporánea | Published in Journal of Moral Theology
By Juan Miguel Espinoza Portocarrero. El aporte teológico de Gustavo Gutiérrez al desarrollo de la ética teológica contemporánea.
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November 18, 2025 at 8:16 AM
In "The Theology of Gustavo Gutiérrez and its Echoes in Contemporary Theological Ethics," Juan Miguel Espinoza Portocarrero analyzes the theological contribution of Gustavo Gutiérrez to the development of contemporary theological ethics.
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En "La teología de Gustavo Gutiérrez y sus ecos en la ética teológica contemporánea," Juan Miguel Espinoza Portocarrero analisa el aporte teológico de Gustavo Gutiérrez al desarrollo de la ética teológica contemporánea.
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La teología de Gustavo Gutiérrez y sus ecos en la ética teológica contemporánea | Published in Journal of Moral Theology
By Juan Miguel Espinoza Portocarrero. El aporte teológico de Gustavo Gutiérrez al desarrollo de la ética teológica contemporánea.
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November 18, 2025 at 8:16 AM
En "La teología de Gustavo Gutiérrez y sus ecos en la ética teológica contemporánea," Juan Miguel Espinoza Portocarrero analisa el aporte teológico de Gustavo Gutiérrez al desarrollo de la ética teológica contemporánea.
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In "The Social Magisterium of Pope Francis: A Legacy in Integral Ecology, Fraternity and Synodality for Social Ethics," Augustí Podesta presents Pope Francis' ecclesiology as one that is on the way out and that puts love of neighbor and justice at the center of its mission.
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El magisterio social del Papa Francisco: un legado en ecología integral, fraternidad y sinodalidad, para la ética social | Published in Journal of Moral Theology
By Augustí Podesta. El magisterio social del Papa Francisco se presenta como una Iglesia en salida que pone el amor al prójimo y la justicia en el centro de su misión.
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November 17, 2025 at 9:40 AM
In "The Social Magisterium of Pope Francis: A Legacy in Integral Ecology, Fraternity and Synodality for Social Ethics," Augustí Podesta presents Pope Francis' ecclesiology as one that is on the way out and that puts love of neighbor and justice at the center of its mission.
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En "El magisterio social del Papa Francisco: un legado en ecología integral, fraternidad y sinodalidad, para la ética social," Augustí Podesta presenta su eclesiología como una en salida y que pone el amor al prójimo y la justicia en el centro de su misión.
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El magisterio social del Papa Francisco: un legado en ecología integral, fraternidad y sinodalidad, para la ética social | Published in Journal of Moral Theology
By Augustí Podesta. El magisterio social del Papa Francisco se presenta como una Iglesia en salida que pone el amor al prójimo y la justicia en el centro de su misión.
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November 17, 2025 at 9:39 AM
En "El magisterio social del Papa Francisco: un legado en ecología integral, fraternidad y sinodalidad, para la ética social," Augustí Podesta presenta su eclesiología como una en salida y que pone el amor al prójimo y la justicia en el centro de su misión.
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In "Critique of Idolatry and Defense of Life", Thales Martins dos Santos reflects on ethical-theology that criticizes neoliberal capitalism and advocates for alternative ethical criteria rooted in liberation and human dignity in the context of Latin America.
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Crítica a la idolatría y defensa de la vida: propuestas ético-teológicas de la Teología de la Liberación Latinoamericana | Published in Journal of Moral Theology
By Thales Martins dos Santos. Este artículo utiliza el contexto latinoamericano para desarrollar una reflexión ético-teológica que critica el capitalismo neoliberal y aboga por criterios éticos altern...
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November 15, 2025 at 8:31 AM
In "Critique of Idolatry and Defense of Life", Thales Martins dos Santos reflects on ethical-theology that criticizes neoliberal capitalism and advocates for alternative ethical criteria rooted in liberation and human dignity in the context of Latin America.
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