UPDATE: This event has been cancelled.

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Prof. Karl Gaspar, a Redemptorist brother and veteran advocate for Mindanao’s Indigenous Peoples rights and interreligious dialogue, will speak at Seton Hall University on March 25.

From the perspective of Mindanao’s indigenous people, Dr. Gaspar will be examining the role of Philippine Catholicism, one that spans Spanish rule, the Philippine Revolution in 1896, the subsequent period of American colonial rule and Protestant missionary work in the first half of the 20th century. Approaching the 500th year since the arrival of Catholicism in the country, he will reflect on how these have shaped current theological, pastoral and anthropological concerns for the Church vis a vis Mindanao’s indigenous peoples, a consideration that takes into account Vatican II, the work of Base Ecclesial Communities (BECs) and the call to action arising from Pope Francis’ Laudato Si.

Prof. Gaspar teaches at the Ateneo de Davao University and at St. Alphonsius Theological and Mission Institute (SATMI).

This program was made possible by the New York Southeast Asian Network (NYSEAN,) and Seton Hall University programs in Anthropology, Diplomacy and Religion. The lecture is free and open to the public. For more information, contact the Anthropology Program (973) 761-9170.

Q & A follows and will be moderated by Dr. K.C. Choi, Chair, Department of Religion. Refreshments will be served. For more information contact Dr. Cherubim Quizon, Associate Professor of Anthropology.

Click here to download the event poster.

Sponsors: New York Southeast Asian Network, Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Social Work (College of Arts and Sciences, Center for Emerging Powers and Transnational Trends (The School of Diplomacy), Department of Religion (College of Arts and Sciences)