José Míguez Bonino

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José Míguez Bonino
Born(1924-03-05)5 March 1924
Died1 July 2012(2012-07-01) (aged 88)

José Míguez Bonino (

theologian
.

Biography

Bonino was raised in the

Union Theological Seminary in New York, where he obtained his doctorate in 1960 with a thesis on ecumenism.[3][1]

Bonino was appointed Director of the Evangelical Faculty of Theology in 1961, joining the Lutheran Faculty of Theology to form what is now the

Between 1961 and 1977, he was a member of the Faith and Order Commission of the World Council of Churches (WCC), and from 1975 to 1983 he was one of the members of the WCC Presidency. He was also executive secretary of the South American Association of Theological Institutions between 1970 and 1976. In 1994, despite not having party affiliation, he was elected to the Constitutional Assembly that carried out the 1994 amendment of the Constitution of Argentina, in which he participated especially in social and human rights issues.[2][1][4]

Theology

Bonino was very influenced by the ideas of the

kingdom of God is brewing in human history. He sought to link the biblical theological conception of the Gospel with social concern in the cultural sphere. The theology of Karl Barth was also significant in the development of his thought.[2]

Bonino is considered one of the founders of

evangelicals to the call of the Holy Spirit for a renewed spiritual, ethical and social commitment to the poor, the call for a new and integral evangelization."[4]

He has advocated for community

Books

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d Segura, Harold. "José Miguez Bonino". Facebook. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d Rey, Víctor. "Víctor Rey entrevista a José Míguez Bonino" (in Spanish). Fraternidad Telógica Latinamericana. Archived from the original on 2015-09-25. Retrieved 2017-06-08.
  3. ^ a b c d José Miguez Bonino. Editorial CLIE.
  4. ^ a b c Uranga, Washington (2 July 2012). "El adiós al pastor Miguez Bonino". Página 12 (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 June 2017.
  5. ^ Díaz Piñeiro, Julio (1995), Teología Latinoamericana (PDF) (in Spanish), Madrid, archived from the original (PDF) on 22 October 2014{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

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