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This paper defends the thesis that the notion of wisdom adequately synthesizes the fundamentals of the Bonaventurian doctrine on the knowledge of truth and adequately resolves the modern fracture between philosophy and theology, with all the problems involved in it. For this reason, an analytical review of the main texts in which the Seraphic carries out a reduction of the term "wisdom" will be presented, and from this review the appropriate conclusions will be drawn to assess the synthesis of thought carried out by Buenaventura on the matter of the truth.

The image that is usually associated with the sacrificial cult of the people of Israel is that of animal sacrifices, first of all the holocaust. Generally, in fact, we tend to almost completely ignore the fact that there were also vegetable offerings, which in some cases accompanied the animal sacrifice while in others represented the offer tout court in temple worship. The present work intends to study the role and function of the vegetable offering, with particular attention to the offering of “fine flour” (סֹלֶת) and its importance in the sacrificial system of the Torah in general and of the book of Numbers in particular. The study begins with a lexicographic survey, and then devotes itself to examining the occurrences of the term both in extra-liturgical and liturgical contexts.

One of the most significant aspects of the ongoing international synodal process lies in the proposed consultative phase. To substantiate this process theologically, recent specialized literature has focused particularly on the two arguments that Lumen gentium 12 highlights about the prophetism of the People of God: the sensus fidei fidelium and the theme of charisms. The present contribution refers to another line of reflection, diverse but convergent, which was expressed in multiple ways in the conciliar process and in the following decades, and which had a particular expression in Gaudium et spes. It is a dynamic of dialogue and listening that finds its concreteness in the assumption of the see-judge-act method as the backbone of the Constitution. This work also highlights the pneumatological argument which, although it is more visible in the perspectives that refer to the sensus fidei and the charisms, is also relevant in this other decisive conciliar line: the one that considers the theological significance of human experiences and historical events, and for this purpose outlines an empirical-theological method for the ecclesial reflection of faith.

Presentación del libro Borghesi, Massimo. El desafío Francisco. Del neoconservadurismo al «hospital de campaña». Traducido por Fernando Montesinos Pons. 100xUNO 93. Madrid: Ediciones Encuentro, 2022, 324 pp. ISBN: 978-84-13-39093-2.

This article is a study of the meaning and scope of personal influence in John Henry Newman. This principle is proposed as a hermeneutical key to his biography, evangelizing action and educational vision in the university, and it is contrasted with his studies and doctrine in the historical-theological and philosophical fields. It is possible to draw a parallel between the principles of influence and discipline, in which Newman cites the essence and integrity of the university, and the personal influence and real assent in the biographical development. This interpretation is illuminating for understanding the author's life and teaching on self-formation.

Decades of thought, study, and dialogue preceded the Puebla Conference of 1979, which marks the seminal work of the Latin American Bishops in affirming the centrality of popular piety to the evangelization of the Latin American pueblo. While many of the key-figures in the historical development of popular piety hailed from Argentina, the contribution of Chilean Schoenstatt priest, Padre Joaquín Alliende, added an integral dimension to the cultural study of popular piety. Alliende, in dialogue with other influential figures from the Río de la Plata Region, played pivotal roles in the genesis of thought surrounding popular piety by bearing witness to the immense force of popular piety as an instrument of evangelization.

The article presents three of the most relevant models for dialogue and agreement during the so-called “modern stage” of the ecumenical movement, this is from the historic 1910 Edinburgh Missionary Conference till the beginning of the “Ecumenical Winter”. First, it introduces the Minimal model in relation to the Bonn Agreement between the Anglican Communion and the Old Catholic Church of the Union of Utrecht, its advantages and shortcomings. Second, the article studies the Comparative model as the main methodological framework of the first and second Faith and Order conferences in Lausanne (1927) and Edinburgh (1937), it also explains its inability to transcend the descriptive level, its “statistical” nature, and its inadequacy to promote negotiated points of encounter among Christian traditions. Finally, it analyzes the Convergence model regarding the common structure and language of convergence documents and how it became a means to limited consensus, especially after the consolidation of global ecumenical fellowships.