Ivan Petrella
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Ivan Petrella (born November 8, 1969 ), also Iván Petrella , is an Argentine theologian and political publicist . He is a professor in the Department of Religious Studies at the University of Miami .
Life
Petrella grew up in a Catholic family as the son of the former Argentine Deputy Foreign Minister, Fernando Petrella, but considers herself an agnostic. He studied international relations at Georgetown University and theology at Harvard , where he also received his Ph.D. acquired.
Political and journalistic engagement
Petrella is committed to a programmatic renewal of liberation theology with book publications and through his editorial work . The option for the poor must remain central.
He accuses the classical theology of liberation, as it emerged in Latin America in the 1970s, for an uncritical reception of the dependency theory , as a result of which it fell into a state of political incapacity after the end of the dictatorships of national security . Liberation theology now has to develop a new historical project that is adapted to the changed political circumstances. Petrella sees such a project in Roberto Unger's theory of “alternative pluralisms”.
Petrella publishes the book series Reclaiming Liberation Theology (together with Marcella Althaus-Reid until her death in 2009 ). During the 2008 US presidential campaign , he called for a religious think tank to be set up to support the Democratic candidate. Petrella is also present in political debates in his home country Argentina.
Works (selection)
- (Ed.): Latin American Liberation Theology. The next generation. Orbis Books, New York 2005, ISBN 1-57075-595-7 .
- The Future of Liberation Theology. An Argument and Manifesto. SCM Press, London 2006, ISBN 978-0-334-04061-3 .
- (Ed. Et al.): Another Possible World. SCM Press, London 2007, ISBN 978-0-334-04094-1 .
- Beyond Liberation Theology. A polemic. SCM Press, London 2008, ISBN 978-0-334-04134-4 .
Web links
- Website of Ivan Petrella at the University of Miami (English)
- Juana Libedinsky: Iván Petrella: un Dios para los demócratas . In: La Nación , January 22, 2006 (Spanish).
Individual evidence
- ^ Sólo le pido adios . In: Clarín , April 2, 2006. Retrieved November 21, 2009.
- ↑ a b Curriculum Vitae of the University of Miami ( Memento of the original from June 12, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 143 kB). Retrieved November 21, 2009.
- ↑ Ivan Petrella: Liberation Theology - A Programmatic Statement. In: Ivan Petrella (Ed.): Latin American Liberation Theology. The next generation. Orbis Books, New York 2005, pp. 147-172.
- ^ Laura Di Marco: "Se puede ser religioso y progresista" . In: La Nación , July 16, 2008. Retrieved November 21, 2009.
- ↑ Ivan Petrella (Ed.): Latin American Liberation Theology. The next generation. Orbis Books, New York 2005, SX
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Petrella, Ivan |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Petrella, Iván |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Argentine theologian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 8, 1969 |