Bücher von Cláudio Carvalhaes

CrossCurrents connects the wisdom of the heart with the life of the mind and the experiences of the body. The journal is operated through its parent organization, the Association for Public Religion and Intellectual Life (APRIL), an interreligious network of academics, activists, artists, and community leaders seeking to engage the many ways religion meets the public. Contributions to the journal exist at the nexus of religion, education, the arts, and social justice.In the March 2017 issue of CrossCurrents:"Introduction" by Cláudio Carvalhaes and Marcos Rodrigues da Silva"An Afro-American History: Paths for a Theological and Epistemological Afro Reflection" by Marcos Rodrigues da Silva"Toward a Black Theology in Brazil" by Leontino Faria dos Santos"Black Theology in Brazil: Decolonial and Marginal" by Ronilso Pacheco"Being a Black Pastoral Agent in the Context of Brazilian Reality" by José Geraldo da Rocha and Cristina da Conceição Silva"Black Pastoral Agents and The Bible in the Afro Context: A Hermeneutic of Years of Enchantment" by Obertal Xavier Ribeiro"African-Indigenous Jurema: The Greatest Common Divisor of the Brazilian Minimum Religion" by Nancy Cardoso and Cláudio Carvalhaes"Christians and Yorubá People Eating Together: Eucharist and Food Offerings" by Cláudio Carvalhaes"The Importance of the Intersectionality in the Studies of Gender and Religion: A Short Analysis of the Ogum Omimkayê in Salvador, Brazil" by Sílvia Barbosa"Liberation Theology in Brazil: Some History, Names and Themes" by Cláudio Carvalhaes and Fábio Py

The ritual of eating and drinking together is one of the most important Christian events. Often called Eucharist, Lord's Supper, or Communion, this sacrament is about the presence of Christ transforming not only those who participate in it but also the world. In this book, the author engages this Christian liturgical act with movements of people around our globalized world and checks the sacramental borders of hospitality. The author calls our attention to the sacramental practices of Reformed churches and, from this liturgical practice, challenges Christian churches to expand the borders of hospitality. Engaging several critical lenses around the notion of the sacrament--namely, Greco-Roman meals, Calvin's theology, and feminist and Latin American theologies--the author challenges theological and liturgical understandings of the Eucharist. He fosters an interreligious dialogue around the table and ends up using ritual theory to expand the circles of traditions, vocabularies, and practices around the sacrament. Proposing a borderless border eucharistic hospitality, the author encourages readers to ask who and where we are when we get together to eat and drink, and how this liturgical act around Jesus' table/meal can transform the lives of the poor, our communities, societies, and the world.