At the Emmanuel Center, Ecotheology is a space for encounter and convergence, a multidisciplinary dialogue that allows us to put spirituality and reflection in contact with our concrete practices. We live Ecotheology as a commitment to Creation and to a regenerated humanity. Hence the invitation to get out of routine, to recreate a new sensitivity, to incorporate the senses into our spirituality.

All our activities are planned, managed and put into practice by the Ecotheology Team, a group made up of young people and adults who move through different disciplines and work fields, and who generously share their time and knowledge. There the warmth of a camp leader, the reflective capacity of a social work student and the experience of someone who grew up in the shadow of fruit trees come together. That is where the hard sciences, youth animation, social commitment, literature, teaching and passion for the field meet, composing a unique rhythm of its kind.

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ECOTHEOLOGY TEAM

It is an honorary and intergenerational group made up of people who have a common interest in socio-environmental issues: awareness and education, reflection and the promotion of initiatives. We believe that the cultivation of a sensitivity and spirituality linked to the land can transform our daily practices and our consumption habits, fueling the commitment to socio-environmental justice.

What is ecotheology at the Centro Emmanuel? (in spanish)

It is an honorary and intergenerational group made up of people who have a common interest in socio-environmental issues: awareness and education, reflection and the promotion of initiatives. We believe that the cultivation of a sensitivity and spirituality linked to the land can transform our daily practices and our consumption habits, fueling the commitment to socio-environmental justice.

What is ecotheology at the Centro Emmanuel? (in spanish)

‘SABERES A LA MESA’ MAGAZINE

‘Knowledges at the table’ is the title translation of Centro Emmanuel Magazine. It’s a wordplay in Spanish with ‘sabores a la mesa’ (flavors at the table). The journal discloses material on topics of socio-environmental interest. Our objective is to ‘put on the table’ encouraging experiences, biblical-theological reflection and resources (audiovisual, narrative, recreational, musical…) that serve as a stimulus for working with groups. Each issue is about a different topic.

The initiative emerged in 2020 – in the midst of the last pandemic – to spread inspiring materials and initiatives in relation to care of the earth, environmental ethics and food sovereignty. The name condenses a key idea of Ecotheology: we share knowledge that we have incorporated into the tables of our lives, that we learned in camps and workshops, that we put into practice at home, at school and in the garden, knowledge that is valuable if we know put them in common.

“We are knowledge learned, known, experienced, sweated, embraced, traveled, sung, scrambled, seasoned, even cried; conquered knowledge, inherited knowledge, borrowed knowledge, recovered knowledge; knowledge with flavor, even knowledge that we thought was worthless. (SAM1, p.2)

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‘Knowledges at the table’ is the title translation of Centro Emmanuel Magazine. It’s a wordplay in Spanish with ‘sabores a la mesa’ (flavors at the table). The journal discloses material on topics of socio-environmental interest. Our objective is to ‘put on the table’ encouraging experiences, biblical-theological reflection and resources (audiovisual, narrative, recreational, musical…) that serve as a stimulus for working with groups. Each issue is about a different topic.

The initiative emerged in 2020 – in the midst of the last pandemic – to spread inspiring materials and initiatives in relation to care of the earth, environmental ethics and food sovereignty. The name condenses a key idea of Ecotheology: we share knowledge that we have incorporated into the tables of our lives, that we learned in camps and workshops, that we put into practice at home, at school and in the garden, knowledge that is valuable if we know put them in common.

“We are knowledge learned, known, experienced, sweated, embraced, traveled, sung, scrambled, seasoned, even cried; conquered knowledge, inherited knowledge, borrowed knowledge, recovered knowledge; knowledge with flavor, even knowledge that we thought was worthless. (SAM1, p.2)

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WORKSHOPS, SEMINARS, CAMPS AND CELEBRATIONS

The ‘Centro’ was always known as a place for spiritual retreats. This concept contemplates two activities that continue to be central to this house today: celebration spaces and theological training. Visits, camps and workshops are organized on alternating topics, according to the ages and characteristics of the groups. Liturgical meetings and celebrations open to the public are also held. A chapter of particular relevance are the ecotheology seminars that are held every two years.

Seminar of Ecotheology: “Water: sap of a world in motion” (spanish)

The ‘Centro’ was always known as a place for spiritual retreats. This concept contemplates two activities that continue to be central to this house today: celebration spaces and theological training. Visits, camps and workshops are organized on alternating topics, according to the ages and characteristics of the groups. Liturgical meetings and celebrations open to the public are also held. A chapter of particular relevance are the ecotheology seminars that are held every two years.

Seminar of Ecotheology: “Water: sap of a world in motion” (spanish)

TEENAGERS AND YOUTH PROJECT

The ‘Centro’ works with groups of adolescents and young people from local communities to train them as promoters of the issue in their places of influence. They are the ones who have the capacity, enthusiasm and concerns that can ensure that socio-environmental issues take shape in local initiatives. In this task, visits, workshops and camps play a central role, helping to generate a sense of group, promoting reflection, maturing ideas and work projects.