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ABOUT THE EVENTAnnual lecture to be held on October 8, 2024 in CTU 210 B&C
The Pyramid Beneath a Church: Causing Muted Signs to Speak in Inculturation
Standing at the historic center of Cholula, Mexico, is a Spanish medieval Catholic church built over a decidedly larger ancient Aztec pyramid, memorializing the latter’s conquest under the power of the cross. In the art of inculturation, the sign of the “vanquished pyramid” and its resonances in postcolonial cultures of the Global South, kindle the interpretive impulse to drill down on anthropological and religio-cultural layers that had been silenced by the sentence of colonial missionary history. What are some creative analytical approaches in a contextual theologian’s tool chest to cause muted signs to speak anew? The apostolic exhortation Querida Amazonia (2020) advocates for a “renewed inculturation” where the Church is admonished to listen to ancestral wisdom, the voices of the elders, and the rich stories of the original communities. This study proposes a semiotic moment toward Pope Francis’ reconciling vision of inculturation.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
5416 S Cornell Avenue, Chicago, IL, United States, Illinois 60615
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