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- Thin air, deep breath: towards a spirituality of mountaineeringPublication . Angélico, José PedroMountains have long been considered locations conducive to symbolic, existential and spiritual reflection. The present article puts forward a theological interpretation of mountaineering, grounded in an integrated understanding of human motricity. This study draws from a range of disciplines including travel writing, as well as the study of the sublime, to argue that the ascent offers a unifying experience of body, soul, and desire that has the potential to facilitate pathways to transcendence. By examining classic and contemporary mountaineering narratives, this study highlights how altitude cultivates discernment, presence, and vulnerability. The grammar of mountains is suggested as a valuable source of coordinates for a public theology rooted in the gestures of everyday life.
- A foundational perspective of deontology and deontological codes through Paul Ricoeur's “little ethics”Publication . Ferreira, Nuno Ribeiro; Bicho, Pedro; Pereira, Américo; Nunes, RuiPaul Ricoeur’s ethics comprises three distinct moments where it is possible to recognize the influences of Aristotle, Kant, Rawls and an original ricoeurian moment of practical wisdom, where the concept of phronesis is rehabilitated. When reflecting on medical practices, Ricoeur distinguishes, in continuity with his triadic ethics, three levels of judgment: the prudential and ethical level concerning the singularity of the clinical encounter that is essential for establishing a pact of trust, the formal and moral level where deontological codes emerge and the reflexive level where the two previous judgments become legitimated. Our aim with this paper is, through Paul Ricoeur´s ethics, to perspective deontology and deontological codes as a broader set of implicit philosophical and anthropological conceptions, rooted in the clinical encounter, that constitute a theoretical and foundational background for medical rules and norms.
- Religião digital: reconfiguração das experiênciasPublication . Duque, João Manuel; Bustamante, Victoria dos Santos
- Ecclesial discernment in the era of generative artificial intelligencePublication . Freitas, Tiago André Fernandes; Marcondes, FranciscoThis article offers an ecclesiological analysis of discernment under conditions shaped by generative arti!cial intelligence (AI). It examines how generative AI may reshape synodal listening by producing statistically central outputs that can be mistaken for ecclesial reception. After clarifying the theological role of the sensus fidelium in discernment, the article analyses how large language models generate responses through probabilistic prediction, tending towards convergence and centrally weighted answers. Three tensions structure the argument: who the subject of discernment is, what kind of consensus is at stake, and how centre-periphery dynamics are affected by statistical centrality. An exploratory study reports three empirical patterns: output instability across prompts and settings, shifting registers of epistemic authority through generated voice, and the quantitative suppression of minority signals under aggregation and summarisation. The article concludes with theological-pastoral criteria that distinguish conditionally acceptable uses from imprudent ones, emphasising agency, traceability, and attention to the margins.
- The homily in the algorithmic age: mediation, delegation, and the irreducibility of the subjectPublication . Freitas, Tiago André FernandesThe emergence of generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) poses unprecedented challenges to homiletic practice, compelling a shift in focus from the textual proficiency of the machine to the ontological status of preaching itself. Through a theological-pastoral analysis anchored in sacramental dogmatics and in dialogue with digital religion, this article scrutinizes the validity of algorithmic mediation in the ministry of the Word. The study establishes a tripartite normative framework—assistance, delegation, and substitution—demonstrating that while technical support is legitimate in preparatory tasks, the syntactic success of generative models acts as a critical mirror, exposing a pre-existing crisis of frequently generic and standardized preaching. It concludes that, within a sacramental framework, the homily constitutes an unrepeatable liturgical and spiritual event, requiring the authority of an embodied subject vulnerable to their own message.
- O percurso filosófico de Heidegger: caminho de pensamentoPublication . Martins, Maria Manuela Brito; Junges, Márcia; Wolfart, GrazielaAo analisar o confronto do pensamento de Heidegger e Santo Agostinho, Maria Manuela Brito Martins defende que o pensador alemão exige esforço constante de leitura e releitura e que sua especulação é importante para o domínio da reflexão filosófica, teológica e psicanalítica.
- Is liturgy art? Post-secular hybridity in João Madureira’s Missa de PentecostesPublication . Teixeira, AlfredoThis article addresses recent critiques of secularisation as a linear explanatory model for religious change in European societies, proposing that contemporary artistic creation is a fertile site for observing new interrelations between the secular and the religious. Focusing on João Madureira’s Missa de Pentecostes (2010), composed for the ensemble ‘Sete Lágrimas’ and part of a cultural project by the Roman Catholic community of ‘Capela do Rato’ (Lisbon), the study analyses how this work creatively reconfigures the traditional Mass form. By juxtaposing the Ordinary sections (e.g., Kyrie, Gloria) with the Proper sections (e.g., Introitus, Sequentia), which incorporate non-canonical Portuguese poetic texts, the composition creates a hybrid space in which ritual and artistic modes interact and mutually re-legitimise each other. Using a heterological interpretative framework inspired by Michel de Certeau, the article highlights the tensions and exchanges between ritual and aesthetic logics. The analysis draws on key theoretical concepts including Jean Rancière’s notions of consensus and dissensus, Pierre Bourdieu’s theory of ritual and habitus, Paul Ricoeur’s philosophy of translation as hospitality, and Pierre Lévy’s concept of universalism without totality. The findings suggest that Madureira’s work enacts a process of poetic re-signification of religious memory, opening new possibilities for hybrid ritual–artistic practices. These practices transform ritual time-space into an interface that fosters plural and non-totalising forms of spiritual belonging.
- Índice de religiosidade: uma proposta de teorização e medição dos fenómenos religiosos contemporâneosPublication . Moniz, Jorge BotelhoCom este trabalho queremos entender que construções teóricas e empíricas nos permitem medir a centralidade e intensidade dos significados religiosos tradicionais, bem como das suas expressões modernas mais plurais e difusas, na vida dos indivíduos, na primeira década e meia do século XXI. Para isso propomos um modelo de conceptualização e mensuração da religião – um índice de religiosidade – que consideramos ser útil e adequado para descrever e medir as suas várias expressões e dimensões contemporâneas. Para a construção do índice inspirámo-nos em alguns dos modelos existentes, nomeadamente o trabalho de Huber & Huber, e em três bancos de dados estatísticos específicos: o European Values Survey (1999-2008), o European Social Survey (2002-2014) e o World Christian Database (2015). Para irmos além dos constructos teóricos e da padronização de um índice de religiosidade, analisamos e medimos a religião num grupo específico de países europeus e comparamos os vários níveis de religiosidade entre eles.