Christianity
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The revolution may very well be televised
RESISTANCE How liberation theology inspired millions of Latin American Christians to engage in 20th-century political struggles, challenging traditional Church-Power dynamics for earthly justice.
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Ethics for humanity to come
ETHICS: In the era of technology, the Western roots in Greek and Judeo-Christian traditions lose enchantment. Umberto Galimberti advocates for an ethics of aimless wandering, denouncing dominance and embracing a cosmopolitan, biocentric view that life on the earth is the measure of all things.
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We can all be like Paul
PASOLINI: The apostle Paul shows the revolutionary power of fighting for a cause that defies the usual course of contemporary life. Paul becomes the symbol for creating a new reality and defeating hegemonic power. But can we imagine there is a Paul in Israel today?
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What tricks does the Catholic right have to define itself as the centre of Europe
THE WEST: European culture is «characterized by a melancholic feeling due to its alienation or inferiority towards a source that evokes a nostalgic feeling.» Really?
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A threshold practice for the queer community
FEMINISM: In an attempt to align identity politics with the teachings of the Catholic Church, the Italian author and feminist Michele Murgia envisions a possibility for renewal - for the church. Here, the Holy Spirit opens up to something different and non-gendered, to queerness.
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Jean-Luc Godard: Death was waiting
CINEMA: Four films and two books – can they capture something about this newly dead legend of cinema? Let me try, especially with Godard’s intellectual autobiography and two new films about him.
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The world’s best Catholics?
RELIGION: With the discovery of children's graves in Canada, the Canadians are arguably making the Irish rank as «the world's best Catholics.»
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She could be Italy’s next prime minister
ITALY: «I'm a woman, I'm a Christian, I'm a mother, I'm Italian, I'm on the right, I'm Giorgia.» A book devoid of political analysis?
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A mosque shared by all
ISLAN: Female imam Seyran Ateş believes Islam needs a sexual revolution, resulting in Fatwas, bullets, death threats, and police protection.