The Center for Reconciliation (CFR) at Duke Divinity School, in collaboration with the Americas Initiative for Transformation and Reconciliation (AITR), will hold the third Institute of the Americas for Transformation and Reconciliation from January 2023 through June 2023.
The Institute of the Americas offers an opportunity for interdisciplinary theological and contextual formation around reconciliation and transformation in the western hemisphere. Through the CFR’s methodology of the Word Made Flesh and incorporating a gender perspective, participants share in an intellectual, emotional and spiritual pilgrimage that brings the Theology of Reconciliation into dialogue with various approaches to knowledge and practice in the fields of social transformation and the cultivation of just peace in local contexts.
The institute will consist of six modules (one Panel - Session in each module) conducted through Zoom. All institute sessions will be conducted in Spanish, with simultaneous English and Portuguese translation available. Free registration is required for each session of the institute.
Attendance at all institute panel - sessions also fulfills one component of a non-degree certificate program offered by AITR and Duke Divinity School. A separate registration is required for the certificate program.
Dates and topics for the Americas Institute for Transformation and Reconciliation are:
- Introductory Session
- November 09, 2022, 6:00-7:00 p.m. EST, Welcome and Institute Overview
- Key presenter: Dr. Nina Balmaceda (Duke Divinity School)
- November 09, 2022, 6:00-7:00 p.m. EST, Welcome and Institute Overview
- Module 1: On New Creation
- January 25, 2023, 6:00-8:30 p.m. EST, Panel Session: Re-imagining the New Humanity
- Panelists: Jamie Huff, Ph.D. (USA) and Ruth Padilla DeBorst, Ph.D. (Costa Rica)
- Moderator: Rev. Luis Vasquez (Argentina)
- January 25, 2023, 6:00-8:30 p.m. EST, Panel Session: Re-imagining the New Humanity
- Module 2: On Lament
- February 15, 2023, 6:00-8:00 p.m. EST, Panel Session: Resistance to Discrimination
- Panelists: Rec. Ras André Guimaraes (Brazil) and Mrs. Benita Simón (Guatemala)
- Moderator: Rev. Juan de Dios Peña (El Salvador)
- February 15, 2023, 6:00-8:00 p.m. EST, Panel Session: Resistance to Discrimination
- Module 3: On Hope
- March 15, 2023, 6:00-8:00 p.m. EST, Panel Session: Conflict Transformation
- Panelists: Mr. Mauricio Chenlo (Argentina-USA) and Nina Balmaceda, Ph.D. (Perú)
- Moderator: Mr. Yohan Alvarez (Colombia)
- March 15, 2023, 6:00-8:00 p.m. EST, Panel Session: Conflict Transformation
- Module 4: On Liberation
- April 12, 2023, 6:00-8:00 p.m. EST, Panel Session: Reconciliation and Coexistence with Creation
- Panelists: Neddy Astudillo, Ph.D. (Venezuela-USA) and Ryan Juskus, Ph.D. (USA)
- Moderator: Rolando Pérez, Ph.D. (Perú)
- April 12, 2023, 6:00-8:00 p.m. EST, Panel Session: Reconciliation and Coexistence with Creation
- Module 5: On Vocation
- May 10, 2023, 6:00-8:00 p.m. EST, Panel Session: Cultivating a Spirituality for Peace and Justice
- Panelists: Selma Almeida Rosa, Ph.D. (Brazil) and Cesar Lopes, Ph.D. (Brazil)
- Moderator: TBD
- May 10, 2023, 6:00-8:00 p.m. EST, Panel Session: Cultivating a Spirituality for Peace and Justice
- Module 6: On Leadership
- June 14, 2023, 6:00-8:00 p.m. EST, Panel Session: Leadership for a Peaceful and Just Co-existence in Conflict Contexts
- Panelists: Rolando Pérez, Ph.D. (Perú) and TBD
- Moderator: Nina Balmaceda, Ph.D. (Perú)
- June 14, 2023, 6:00-8:00 p.m. EST, Panel Session: Leadership for a Peaceful and Just Co-existence in Conflict Contexts