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Public Theology in the Context of the Religious Dualization Phenomenon in Multiple Modernities

Alfredo Teixeira (CITER-UCP), Alex Villas Boas (CITER-UCP | PUCPR) and Jefferson Zeferino (PUCPR)

Abstract: This article aims to analyze the tasks of public theology concerning the religious phenomenon in a context of multiple modernities. The interaction of religion and public space may take the form of a disjunction between public and private that strengthens the rigid discourse of religious identity against a common project of society. In this context, the place of religion in the public life becomes a significant challenge for public theology. Therefore, in dialogue with the theoretical perspectives of Jürgen Habermas, David Tracy, Michel de Certeau, and Pope Francis, this text proposes a movement towards a complex and interdisciplinary approach that values a shared humanity and responsibility with the common home.

Keywords: public theology; religious dualization; common home; Jürgen Habermas; David Tracy; Michel de Certeau.

Link: Public Theology in the Context of the Religious Dualization Phenomenon in Multiple Modernities in: International Journal of Public Theology Volume 16 Issue 2 (2022) (brill.com)

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Social Crisis and Policy Innovation for Cities in Light of Laudato Si’

Jucimeri Isolda Silveira (PUCPR), Jaci de Fátima Souza Candiotto (PUCPR) and Maria Cecilia Barreto Amorim Pilla (PUCPR)

Abstract: This article begins with an interdisciplinary reflection of the city that considers historical and institutional aspects of its formation and dynamics. The elements presented here allow for critical analysis of city planning and political – institutional interventions, which, in addition to reproducing socio-spatial inequalities and segregation, are combined with antidemocratic conceptions that despise universal access to rights, and effective participation and coexistence for the common good. This exploratory article shows the increase of inequality, poverty, and vulnerability in Brazilian territories. Considering the city of Curitiba as an empirical unit, we investigated part of the process of urban planning trends and experiences that can improve deliberative governance and social innovation, which are essential paths for tackling the serious social crisis in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the materialization of the right to the city.

Keywords: cities; human rights; democratic governance; social innovation; Laudato Si.

Link: Curitiba, Brazil: Social Crisis and Policy Innovation for Cities in Light of Laudato Si’ in: International Journal of Public Theology Volume 16 Issue 2 (2022) (brill.com)