José María Vigil

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José María Vigil

José María Vigil CMF (* 1946 in Saragossa ) is a Spanish liberation theologian who lives in Panama . He is known for his activities on the Internet, his work for the Association of Third World Theologians , for his work on spirituality and, for several years, for dealing with the theology of religious pluralism .

Life

Vigil studied theology in Salamanca and Rome , and psychology in Salamanca, Madrid and Managua . He is a member of the Congregation of Claretian Missionaries and was ordained a priest in 1971. He oversees the Internet portal Servicios Koinonia, which is important in Spanish-speaking countries, publishes the Agenda Latinoamericana yearbook and heads the theological commission of EATWOT .

In 2008 the Faith Commission of the Spanish Bishops' Conference published a "Nota" criticizing a book on theology of religious pluralism.

Works

  • La opción por los pobres (presencia teológica 64), Santander: Sal Terrae 1991
  • ¿Qué queda de la opción por los pobres ?, in: Christ 58 (1993) 6 [667], 7-19 y en: RELaT 6
  • The opción por los pobres. Evaluación crítica, in: RELaT 112; German in: Fornet-Betancourt: Raul (Hrsg.): Liberation Theology: Critical Review and Perspectives for the Future, Mainz: Grünewald 1997, Vol. II, 95-112
  • ¿Cambio de paradigma en la Teología de la Liberación ?, in: RELaT 177
  • Spirituality and plurality of religions, in: Concilium 43 (2007) 110–116
  • Mission is dialogue, only dialogue, in: Klaus Krämer / Klaus Vellguth (eds.): Mission and dialogue: Approaches for a communicative understanding of missions (Theology of One World 1) Freiburg: Herder 2012, 31-43
  • Teología del pluralismo religioso. Curso sistemático de Teología Popular, Ediciones El Almendro, Córdoba 2005; German translation: Theology of Religious Pluralism: A Latin American Perspective, Innsbruck: Tyrolia 2013
  • “The Christian Witness in a Multi-Religious World”. A critical analysis of the document, in: Klaus Krämer / Klaus Vellguth (eds.): Christian witness in a multi-religious world. An invitation to dialogue (Theology of One World 16) Freiburg: Herder 2020, 113-124
  • Together with Pedro Casaldáliga : Espiritualidad de la liberación, Guatemala; Managua: Lascasiana 1993

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personal data
SURNAME Vigil, José María
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Spanish liberation theologian
DATE OF BIRTH 1946
PLACE OF BIRTH Zaragoza