Lecture "Towards a Critical and Global Citizenship" by Juan José Tamayo next Thursday, May 22 at 8:00 p.m. in the Padre Salmerón Library, with free admission until full capacity. The event will be presented by María Luisa del Pueblo Bernabé.
About the speaker
Graduate in Theology from the Pontifical University of Comillas (1971) and Doctor in Theology from the Pontifical University of Salamanca (1976). Diploma in Social Sciences from the León XIII Institute (1972). Graduate (1983) and Doctor (1990) in Philosophy and Letters from the Autonomous University of Madrid. Emeritus of the Chair of Theology and Religious Sciences, as well as co-founder and member of the Scientific Committee of the Institute of Gender Studies at the Carlos III University of Madrid. Visiting professor at Spanish, European, African and American universities.
Co-founder and Secretary General of the Juan XXIII Association of Theologians, member of the Spanish Society of Religious Sciences and the International Committee of the World Forum on Theology and Liberation.
A key figure in liberation theology and feminist theology in Europe, he contributes to numerous Latin American and European journals, as well as to Spanish media outlets, and has received numerous awards. He is the author of more than eighty books. Among his recent works, the subject of this lecture, are: The International of Hate, 3rd ed., 2022; Compassion in an unjust world, 2nd ed., 2023; Is utopia dead? Are dystopias triumphant?, 4th ed., 2020; Religion, Gender and Violence, 3rd ed., 2020.
About the conference
We are living in an era of dizzying change characterized by multiple revolutions taking place in a very short time and in all places: technological, computer science, bioethical, biogenetic, ecological, religious, feminist... Today the world is not a collection of isolated islands, but, as Luhman said, a global village, in which we are all interconnected thanks to the speed with which the media transmits information, and especially through social networks.
This should lead us to the defense of a critical and global citizenship in which the barriers caused by inequality gaps disappear. Far from narrowing, they are increasing and occur in all areas: between rich and poor, between men and women, between natives and immigrants and refugees, between believers and non-believers, between the First World and the Third World, between those who enjoy the welfare state and those who live in a permanent state of malaise.
Added to these gaps are the threats to democracy posed by different systems of domination: capitalism, colonialism, patriarchy, fundamentalism, racism, xenophobia, white supremacy...
Thus, this conference aims to answer questions such as: Is the change of era generating better living conditions for the most vulnerable? How can we combat the gaps of inequality and achieve a more just and supportive society? How can we build a global citizenship in which the same rights of all human beings are recognized? How can we foster a citizenry critical of injustice and the different powers? How can we achieve a democratic, active, participatory, and grassroots citizenship in all areas: political, family, educational, civic, business, labor, economic, and neighborhood?
