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Michel Andraos

Michel AndraosAssociate Professor of Intercultural Theology and MinistryEducationBacc. Theol., University of the Holy Spirit, LebanonS.T.L., Eastern Christian Studies, Pontifical Oriental Institute, RomeD.E.A., Systematic Theology, University of Strasbourg, FrancePh.D., Systematic Theology, University of St. Michael’s College, Toronto School of Theology, University of Toronto.Michel’s main areas of research and teaching include religion, violence and peace, theologies of interreligious dialogue, and intercultural theology. The foci of his current research is on reconciliation of the church with the Indigenous peoples of the Americas, and the developments among the Christian communities of the Middle East since the European colonial period.

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Research paper thumbnail of Indigenous Leadership in the Church: The Experience of the Diocese of San Cristöbal de las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico

Toronto Journal of Theology, 2005

Research paper thumbnail of Engaging Diversity in Teaching Religion and Theology: An Intercultural, De-colonial Epistemic Perspective

Teaching Theology & Religion, 2012

Research paper thumbnail of Radicalizing Learning: Adult Education for a Just World. By Stephen D. Brookfield and John D. Holst. San Francisco, Calif.: Jossey-Bass, 2011. xix + 262 pages. ISBN 978-0-7879-9825-7. $38.00

Teaching Theology & Religion, 2013

Research paper thumbnail of The Philosophy of Religion – By Gwen Griffith-Dickson

Teaching Theology and Religion, 2008

Research paper thumbnail of Praxis of peace, the pastoral work and theology of Bishop Samuel Ruiz and the Diocese of San Cristobal de Las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico

OF DISSERTATION A new pastoral vision and process emerged in the Diocese of San Cristobal de Las ... more OF DISSERTATION A new pastoral vision and process emerged in the Diocese of San Cristobal de Las Casas a few years after the coming of Bishop Samuel Ruiz to the diocese in 1960. The focus of this new pastoral process has been to develop a praxis of peace in a situation of poverty and cultural, economic and political systemic violence in which the Indigenous people of Chiapas have lived for so long. The pastoral workers of the diocese and the diocesan organizations made an option to accompany the poor campesino and Indigenous comunities and their social movements in their struggle for a better life. This accompaniment advanced the process of social mobilization which has taken place in south-east Chiapas since the 1970s. This study, building on widely held views by diocesan sources and some scholars about the roat causes of violence in Chiapas, provides a brief background to the long and complex history of this social conflict which culminated in an Indigenous anned uprising that erupted on January 1, 1994. This work examines the stages of the pastoral process of the Diocese of San Cristdbal, its origins and theological foundations, and highlights its significant turning points. This thesis claims that there has been a clear focus on and c o d t m e n t to a concrete line of pastoral praxis since the early 1970s. The focal point of this praxis has been the building of iglesias autbctonas, autochthonous churches, where the Indigenous communities of Chiapas and their concerns became central to the diocesan pastoral work. Bishop Ruiz's charisma and experience were key to the creation, development and articulation of the new diocesan pastoral praxis. Based on key theological essays, pastoral letters and homilies of Bishop Ruiz over more than twenty-five years, this study also explores the origins of Ruiz's theological insights. In the final part, this thesis offers a critical reflection on the analysis of violence and the praxis of peace of the Diocese of San Cristobal in the broader context of Catholic social teaching and Latin American liberation theology. It highlights the theological and pastoral contribution of the peacemaking praxis of this local c h u m h and the ways in which this praxis expands the universal Church's horizon and understanding of its mission and ministry of peacemaking.

Research paper thumbnail of Indigenous Leadership in the Church: The Experience of the Diocese of San Cristöbal de las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico

Toronto Journal of Theology, 2005

Research paper thumbnail of Engaging Diversity in Teaching Religion and Theology: An Intercultural, De-colonial Epistemic Perspective

Teaching Theology & Religion, 2012

Research paper thumbnail of Radicalizing Learning: Adult Education for a Just World. By Stephen D. Brookfield and John D. Holst. San Francisco, Calif.: Jossey-Bass, 2011. xix + 262 pages. ISBN 978-0-7879-9825-7. $38.00

Teaching Theology & Religion, 2013

Research paper thumbnail of The Philosophy of Religion – By Gwen Griffith-Dickson

Teaching Theology and Religion, 2008

Research paper thumbnail of Praxis of peace, the pastoral work and theology of Bishop Samuel Ruiz and the Diocese of San Cristobal de Las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico

OF DISSERTATION A new pastoral vision and process emerged in the Diocese of San Cristobal de Las ... more OF DISSERTATION A new pastoral vision and process emerged in the Diocese of San Cristobal de Las Casas a few years after the coming of Bishop Samuel Ruiz to the diocese in 1960. The focus of this new pastoral process has been to develop a praxis of peace in a situation of poverty and cultural, economic and political systemic violence in which the Indigenous people of Chiapas have lived for so long. The pastoral workers of the diocese and the diocesan organizations made an option to accompany the poor campesino and Indigenous comunities and their social movements in their struggle for a better life. This accompaniment advanced the process of social mobilization which has taken place in south-east Chiapas since the 1970s. This study, building on widely held views by diocesan sources and some scholars about the roat causes of violence in Chiapas, provides a brief background to the long and complex history of this social conflict which culminated in an Indigenous anned uprising that erupted on January 1, 1994. This work examines the stages of the pastoral process of the Diocese of San Cristdbal, its origins and theological foundations, and highlights its significant turning points. This thesis claims that there has been a clear focus on and c o d t m e n t to a concrete line of pastoral praxis since the early 1970s. The focal point of this praxis has been the building of iglesias autbctonas, autochthonous churches, where the Indigenous communities of Chiapas and their concerns became central to the diocesan pastoral work. Bishop Ruiz's charisma and experience were key to the creation, development and articulation of the new diocesan pastoral praxis. Based on key theological essays, pastoral letters and homilies of Bishop Ruiz over more than twenty-five years, this study also explores the origins of Ruiz's theological insights. In the final part, this thesis offers a critical reflection on the analysis of violence and the praxis of peace of the Diocese of San Cristobal in the broader context of Catholic social teaching and Latin American liberation theology. It highlights the theological and pastoral contribution of the peacemaking praxis of this local c h u m h and the ways in which this praxis expands the universal Church's horizon and understanding of its mission and ministry of peacemaking.

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