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This article undertakes a comparative phenomenological reading of two radical twentieth-century spiritual experiences and their charisms: Chiara Lubich’s Catholic mysticism centered on Jesus Forsaken and Uchiyama Kōshō’s Sōtō Zen tradition transmitted through his disciple Okumura Shōhaku, focused on zazen and the practice of “opening the hand of...
This article examines the paradoxical relationship between science and society in contemporary Europe, where public trust in science has reached unprecedented levels even as misinformation and political polarization increasingly challenge evidence-based policymaking. Against the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change, and artificial i...
This essay examines the thought of Slovenian philosopher Slavoj Žižek on Christianity, with particular attention to his interpretation of God's death on the cross and the birth of the Holy Spirit as an 'egalitarian community.' Through a comparative analysis with Chiara Lubich's charism of unity, the article highlights surprising convergences bet...
This essay traces the evolution of the concept of space in mathematics from ancient Greece to modern times, examining the philosophical and cultural implications of this transformation. Beginning with Euclidean geometry as an absolute representation of physical reality, the authors explore how Cartesian coordinate systems introduced a subjective...
This article examines the relationship between Gospel and cultures within the context of pluralism as a defining characteristic of the current epochal change, explaining the urgency of evangelization as a culture of encounter in service of unity in diversity. Drawing primarily on Pope Francis's magisterium, particularly his Apostolic Exhortation...
This article explores Pope Francis's teaching that "in the heart of God there is a preferential place for the poor" (Evangelii Gaudium 197), examining the theological and pastoral implications of recognizing the poor as a privileged "theological locus." Through personal testimony from the author's experience with Juan Carlos, a street child in C...
This article examines the possibility of experiencing intercultural dialogue as "dialogical dialogue" (R. Panikkar) that generates a "mystical experience of we" (Pope Francis) within the context of contemporary pluralism. The author argues that the current epoch change evidences the emergence of a pluralist stage that challenges Christian faith ...
This article explores Pope Francis's teaching that "in the heart of God there is a preferential place for the poor" (Evangelii Gaudium 197), examining the theological and pastoral implications of recognizing the poor as a privileged "theological locus." Through personal testimony from the author's experience with Juan Carlos, a street child in C...
This paper explores the possibility of actualizing the Pact of Unity between Chiara Lubich and Igino Giornani (July 16, 1949) within contemporary pluralistic contexts. The author investigates whether this foundational mystical experience of the Focolare Movement can transcend its Catholic confessional framework to embrace intercultural and inter...
This study presents a triple interpretative framework for understanding Chiara Lubich's (1920-2008) texts on Jesus Forsaken through theological, mystical, and philosophical perspectives. The central focus is Lubich's interpretation of the crucified Jesus crying out 'My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?' (Mark 15:34), which she positions as ...
This paper examines Chiara Lubich's radical reinterpretation of Jesus' promise in Matthew 18:20 about two or three gathered in his name. Drawing from Lubich's mystical insights during the Paradise of '49 and her extensive talks spanning several decades, the study analyzes her revolutionary understanding of who can experience Christ's presence an...
