Launch | Party, Image, and Revelation

Thursday, May 15 → 6 PM → Roberto Bellarmino Hall. UAH Library → Alameda 1825. Downtown Santiago.

«Feast, Image, and Revelation: Toward a Latin American Theology of the Image by Federico Aguirre.

The presentation of this book, which examines the cult image and all the ritual practices that unfold around it, which have marked the life of the Latin American Church, and which theology, from its indigenous roots, highlights the iconic and festive character of local Catholicism.

They present

Maureen Neckelmann. Academic from the Interdisciplinary Program in Religious Studies. Faculty of Theology and Institute of Sociology PUC.

Martín Bernales. Lawyer, Doctor of Philosophy, professor at ITER.

Federico Aguirre. Associate Professor at the Faculty of Theology, Associate Researcher at the PUC Center for the Study of Religion, and author of the book.

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Diego Garcia. UAH academic, member of the Manuel Larraín Theological Center, and coordinator of the "Theology of the Times" collection at Ediciones Universidad Alberto Hurtado.

→ Review the book here