Do Iron Tablets Make You Poo

WITNESS OF OUR TIME

There are those who are with their lives, their commitments and reflections witnesses essential to understand slightly better frame the story of ours. I would defer to three of these witnesses. All three were 80 years ago and are still very active in the debates that challenge just as much faith that whole societies.

Jose Comblin , 87, is a priest whose commitment and theological thought have developed in the mainstream of social and religious of Latin America. It has been very closely associated to the development of liberation theology and his writings and his action has had its influence on the documents of Latin American Bishops' Conferences of Medellín (1968) and Puebla (1979). Let me refer to some major texts of the witness of faith in a changing world.

http://www.nsae.fr/2009/09/04/eglise-et-pouvoir-par-jose-comblin/

http://www.culture-et-foi.com/texteliberateur/joseph_comblin.htm

http://alainet.org/active/19415&lang=eshttp://alainet.org/active/19415&lang = es

Houtard Francis, 85, priest and sociologist of international repute has been in many battles. Always very active it is found almost everywhere in Latin America and Europe, participating in debates, giving lectures and sharing the lives of ordinary people around them. I leave you to reflect some lectures or interviews he has given recently.

http://www.michelcollon.info/Francois-Houtart-Debout-les-jeunes.html

http://www.culture-et-foi.com/dossiers/theologie_liberation/francois_houtart.htm

http: / / www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKI5U0AAfLs

Noam Chomsky , 82, is undoubtedly one of the most sought after intellectuals and listened. While primarily a linguist and philosopher of great reputation, it is especially a man deeply committed to understanding the conflicts that divide the world. His comments and analysis are a beacon for many who can see beyond the horizons that confine our attention.

http://www.legrandsoir.info/Chomsky-la-sauvagerie-de-l-imperialisme-etats-unien.html

http://www.monde-diplomatique.fr/2007/08/CHOMSKY/14992

http://www.legrandsoir.info/Noam-Chomsky-sur-l-etat-d-esprit-qui-regne-aux-Etats-Unis-je-n-ai-jamais-rien-vu-de- tel.html

Happy reading and Merry Christmas

Oscar

Fortin Quebec, December 17, 2010