Pope Francis and the Theology of the People

Author:

Scannone, Juan Carlos

Format:

Journal Article

Year:

2016

Journal Title:

Theological Studies

Volume:

77

Issue:

1

Language:

English

Abstract:

The Argentine theology of the people turns to the religion of the “faithful people of God” as a key source for theological reflection. The theology of the people was developed in the church of Argentina in conversation with diverse strands of Latin American theology of liberation as well as local political circumstances and movements. The influence of the Argentine school on Pope Francis is especially evident in his Apostolic Exhortation Evangelii gaudium. Moreover, the theology of the people also provides an elucidating point of departure for interpreting the gestures and tonalities of Pope Francis’s ongoing call for a Church that is poor and for the poor.

Who (Jesuits):

Bergoglio, Jorge Mario (Pope Francis), 1936–2025

What (Subjects):

Popes

Biography

Theology -- Pastoral

Where (Locations):

South America -- Argentina

Europe -- Italy -- Rome

When (Centuries):

21st century

Publisher URL:

http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0040563915621141

Page Range:

118–135

ISSN:

0040-5639

2169-1304

DOI:

10.1177/0040563915621141