Fr Juan Hernandez Pico SJ
Romero and The Social Gospel - The Challenge for us Today
Wednesday March 23rd 2011 - 7.30 p.m.
Fr Juan Hernández Pico SJ
Central American Jesuit Theologian and Social Scientist
THE OSCAR ROMERO MEMORIAL LECTURE
Romero and the Social Gospel—the challenge for us today
With the kind help of the Archbishop Romero Trust, and SCIAF, the Centre was delighted to welcome to Edinburgh Fr Juan Hernández Pico, Central American Jesuit Theologian and Social Scientist
Fr Juan Hernández Pico was here to give this year’s Archbishop Romero Lecture. Fr Juan is a Jesuit theologian based at the Romero Pastoral Centre, part of the Central American University (UCA). Drawing on his personal memories of Romero, he shred his reflections about Monseñor Romero’s awakening to the social gospel and the challenges it poses for us in today’s world.
Fr Juan Hernández Pico was born in the Basque country, and has joint Spanish/Guatemalan nationality. He has dedicated his life to pastoral work amongst poor communities in Guatemala, Nicaragua and El Salvador, many of which have suffered the violence of civil war. Before coming to the UCA, Fr Juan lived in the parish of La Natividad in the western highlands of Guatemala, working pastorally with Mayan indigenous communities.
He is the author and co-author of many publications, including “Living Christianity: Theological Reflections from Central America” and “Theology of Christian Solidarity”, co-written with Fr Jon Sobrino, who gave the Lauriston Romero Lecture in 2008.
Click here for a PDF copy of his lecture, and click on the player below to listen to it.
Fr Juan Hernández Pico SJ
Central American Jesuit Theologian and Social Scientist
THE OSCAR ROMERO MEMORIAL LECTURE
Romero and the Social Gospel—the challenge for us today
With the kind help of the Archbishop Romero Trust, and SCIAF, the Centre was delighted to welcome to Edinburgh Fr Juan Hernández Pico, Central American Jesuit Theologian and Social Scientist
Fr Juan Hernández Pico was here to give this year’s Archbishop Romero Lecture. Fr Juan is a Jesuit theologian based at the Romero Pastoral Centre, part of the Central American University (UCA). Drawing on his personal memories of Romero, he shred his reflections about Monseñor Romero’s awakening to the social gospel and the challenges it poses for us in today’s world.
Fr Juan Hernández Pico was born in the Basque country, and has joint Spanish/Guatemalan nationality. He has dedicated his life to pastoral work amongst poor communities in Guatemala, Nicaragua and El Salvador, many of which have suffered the violence of civil war. Before coming to the UCA, Fr Juan lived in the parish of La Natividad in the western highlands of Guatemala, working pastorally with Mayan indigenous communities.
He is the author and co-author of many publications, including “Living Christianity: Theological Reflections from Central America” and “Theology of Christian Solidarity”, co-written with Fr Jon Sobrino, who gave the Lauriston Romero Lecture in 2008.
Click here for a PDF copy of his lecture, and click on the player below to listen to it.
