
The inhumanity of slave owners
Brazilian slavery was not mild, but a project of methodical dehumanization, where cruelty was used for educational purposes and Christian faith served to legitimize the horror.

Ecotheologian, philosopher, and writer. He wrote Ecology: Cry of the Earth, Cry of the Poor, Vozes 1995/2015; in Spanish by Trotta, Madrid 1996, Dabar, Mexico 1996.
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Gaia has already exceeded its carrying capacity.
Fighting terror solely with weapons fuels its cultural climate of resentment, ignoring the fact that its root lies in the perception of oppression and marginalization.
The answer to dehumanization lies not in theology or philosophy, but in the uninterrupted praxis of those who rise up to sow life where power only produces death.
A viable future will not emerge from the system that generated the crisis, but from delving into the deepest human roots, where love, care, and hope flow.
Only by understanding ourselves as an integral and caring part of the Earth, our only homeland, will we be able to face the global challenges that plague us.
Without a global social pact, humanity is heading towards self-destruction, warns Leonardo Boff in defense of Earth as our Common Home.
We must live in hope.
There is a kind of tragedy in our history: the “daimon” has been practically repressed and forgotten.
"I confess I was surprised by the appointment of the American-Peruvian Cardinal Provost."
Pope Francis comes from the Argentinian branch of liberation theology, which emphasizes the oppression of the people and the silencing of popular culture.
"Making America Great Again" (MAGA) will never be achieved through the perverse, violent, and humiliating methods Trump is using.