RS121 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Bartolomé De Las Casas, Catholic Theology, Juan Ginés De Sepúlveda

• School: University of Waterloo
• Department: Religious Studies
• Course: RS121
• Professor: Jamie Read

Document Summary

A native of lima, peru, born in 1928. Studied philosophy, psychology, and theology at the catholic university of lima. Went to the university of louvain and the university of lyons where he did his phd in. Ordained a roman catholic priest in 1959. Roman catholic theology very traditional; people in church were saved. Defined strong borders between catholics and non-catholics. The church was concerned about saving the souls of the poor, not with how to improve their quality of life. There was dualism in classical christian notion of sin: dominant or good more important than subordinate or bad, ex. Religion more important than politics, and spirituality more important than economics, men more important than women, soul more important than body. During the period, a movement away from traditional roman catholic theology began. This new mood of the church meant redefinition of everything. What it means: to be saved, to be good, to be a christian, the goal of christianity.