Category - World Forum on Theology and Liberation

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28 Jan 2009

Get serious about sewage, theologian tells sustainability activists

The way society deals with its sewage is indicative of its commitment to sustainability, a South African academic has told a gathering of theologians in Brazil in advance of the World Social Forum.
27 Jan 2009

Amazon leader warns of rainforest destruction threat

The ecological destruction of the Amazon region poses a serious threat to the planet, former Brazilian environmental minister Marina Silva has warned as the World Social Forum begins.
26 Jan 2009

Brazilian theologian lays down global environmental challenge

Brazilian liberation theologian Leonardo Boff, once a thorn in the side of the Vatican, is now on a mission to convince humanity of the desperate need to change its relationship to the environment.
23 Jan 2009

Theologians gather in Brazil to tackle environmental crisis

Theologians from around the world are converging on Belém, near the mouth of the Amazon River in northeast Brazil, to develop a theology for the "sustainability of life on Earth".
17 Jan 2007

African leader calls for peace in Somalia at theology forum

The general secretary of the All Africa Conference of Churches (AACC), the Rev Dr Mvume Dandala, has used the occasion of a major theological conference to call for practical steps towards reconciliation and peace in conflict-torn Somalia.