Archive for November, 2012
Pastora Dora Imfeld, 1946 – 2012
Dora Imfeld died this morning in Resistencia, after several months of treatment and operations related to her cancer. Funeral services were held this evening in Vedia, her home town, where she was the pastor of the Disciples of Christ congregation. The church was filled to capacity with family, friends, neighbors, well-wishers, and church members. Dora […]
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Tags: Dora Imfeld, Vedia
Homecoming Hurricane
Happy belated Thanksgiving! I (Marian) am sitting in my brother’s apartment in Atlanta, watching the dessert plates pile up in the sink as my family and I wander between the couch and the refrigerator to scavenge leftovers. Though I am surrounded by family, I do feel a little adrift without my spouse; I returned to […]
Filed under: Argentina, Culture, General Updates, Paraguay, Resistance and acceptance | 5 Comments
Tags: Argentina, Buenos Aires, connection, disaster, homecoming, Hurricane Sandy, New York, Paraguay, resilience, south america, USA, vulnerability
The Cátedra Carnahan is an annual lecture series hosted by ISEDET in Buenos Aires. This year, Dr. Luis Rivera Pagán spoke on the topic of, ¨Iglesia, colonialidad y liberación: reflexiones histórico/teológicas desde El Caribe¨ (The Church, the situation of being colonized, and liberation: historical-theological reflections from the Caribbean.) One of the conference participants mentioned three possibilities that […]
Filed under: Argentina, Asunción, Buenos Aires, Culture, Environment, Paraguay, Resistance and acceptance, Resistencia, Vocabulary, Worship | 1 Comment
Tags: Cátedras Carnahan, Christianity and culture, cultural genocide, different perspectives on culture, evangelism, missiology
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