Latin American Christology today

Course description

In light of following Jesus, this course develops two fundamental elements: on one hand, knowing what Jesus said and did and, more deeply, his person; and, on the other, situating ourselves in our reality in a way equivalent to how Jesus situated himself in his, that is, from within, committedly and from below. We can only have an internal knowledge of Jesus through the discipleship reading of the gospels, which were written under the inspiration of the same Spirit of Jesus and in order to evangelization that is fulfilled in following.

Course modality

The modality of this course is asynchronous: Videos with recorded topics.

This modality allows you to take the course at your own pace.

Course topics

The formative itinerary of this course begins with an introduction to the life of Jesus. From there, the following topics are addressed, among others:

• The decisive discernment of his baptism.
• His proclamation of the Kingdom of God.
• The recipients of that message.
• The collaborators he chose for the mission.
• The language that expressed the good news.
• The signs that confirmed that announcement.
• The outcome of his passion and death on the cross.
• His recreation by the Father in his bosom.
• The appearances to his own and the sending to continue his mission with his Spirit.

Each of these topics will be explained by the teacher in detail and depth.

Course professor

Pedro Trigo SJ

Venezuelan Jesuit of Spanish origin. He studied Literature and Philosophy at the Catholic Universities of Caracas and Quito and earned a doctorate in Theology from the Pontifical University Comillas. Between 1964 and 1966, he had contact with Monsignor Leónidas Proaño in Ecuador, committing himself to the type of Church and pastoral work that he represented. In 1973, he was a disciple of Gustavo Gutiérrez in Lima.

Since that year he has belonged to the Center for Research and Social Action of the Society of Jesus in Venezuela. He is an ordinary professor of Theology and director of the Research Department at the ITER (Institute of Theology for Religious), associated with the Pontifical Salesian University of Rome and the Faculty of Theology of the Andrés Bello Catholic University of Caracas.

He has participated as an expert in the Venezuelan Plenary Council (2000–2005) and is one of the most recognized Latin American theologians. He lives in a popular area and accompanies popular Christian communities. He is the author, among others, of Psalms of the Gospel, Dedicated today to the God of life and In the market of God, a God beyond the market, published by Sal Terrae.