International Talks

David Castillo Mora moderiert dieses "International Talks" unter dem Thema "Religious legitimation of socio-economic opression". Die Veranstaltung findet über Zoom statt und ist auf Englisch (der Link ist unten zu finden).

Religious legitimation of socio-economic oppression. Looking at Genesis 47.13-26 (The Joseph story) (David Castillo Mora – Costa Rica)

The present conference deals with the instrumentalization of religious discourse - in this case the Bible - in the legitimation of socio-economic dynamics that legitimize exploitation. The Bible is, no doubt, the product of contending ideologies. In its pages readers find the support of oppressive monarchs as well as the dreams and hopes of dominated peoples. In that sense, we have in our hands a challenging text, product of social struggles and produced by the hands of groups interested in supporting their interests and power positions as well as their hopes for change and transformation. The goal of this conference is to address this double dimension: the ideological aspect of the biblical text, as well as the interested usage of its content, on the specific theme of socio-economic oppression. Through the analysis of one section of the Joseph story, we will explore the ways ideologies of exploitation are embedded in biblical texts, legitimizing the hegemony and power of some groups and individuals over society.

David Castillo Mora. Costa Rican. PhD. in Biblical Studies by the University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. David is part of the biblical formation team at the Centro de Estudios y Relaciones Judeo-Cristianas from the Congregation of the Sisters of Sion in San Jose, Costa Rica, as well as faculty member of the Universidad Biblica Latinoamericana. David is also working in the area of religion and politics, and his interests are Narrative Analysis of Biblical Texts, Ideological Criticism of the Bible, sociological analysis, and the study of the intersection between religion and society.

Access under the following link: https://eu01web.zoom.us/j/67600204763

Participation: All Talks will be realized as videoconference.
Certificates: Available on request.