My personal interests and academic focus center on interdisciplinary aspects of our multicultural society, as expressed through art, philosophy, music, film, worship, multimedia, technology and sacred spaces. I am particularly interested in ritual spaces as iconic points of reference that provide unique meanings to the collective memory of a culture, and how creative experiences of transmitting information and communication can reach users and vice-versa. My Latin American, European and North American multi-cultural background greatly enriches my experience of the world and my scholarly work.
INTRODUCCION El espacio sacro es un elemento que se encuentra en todas las culturas. Los cristianos desde sus orígenes no han sido ajenos a esto, pero su nueva fe los hizo mover fuera de los parámetros de su época. Por un lado, los que venían del judaísmo, su punto de referencia era el Templo de … More Las iglesias domesticas Proto-Cristianas
INTRODUCTION An often-overlooked kind of religious building is the one constructed with limited resources or in challenging circumstances. Such a building, however, possesses an elemental integrity and a high degree of architectural ingenuity. In spite of its apparent simple-mindedness, this type of building turns into an icon. A community’s investment of their own time and … More The Marginalization of the Beauty in Impoverished Communities
Profound reverence of scripture is an integral part of Christian religious life. The act of reading sacred texts has always required an appointed place, which has come to be considered sacred as well. These places constructed within the worship space — ambo, pyrgus, pulpit, and lectern, have attained powerful significance over the past two millennia.In … More Rediscovering Architecture’s Role in the Proclamation of Sacred Scriptures
The director of campus ministry Nancy Quan contacted me in September 2012 to design new liturgical furniture for their space on campus. A committee who has come together to work on this project gave me a series of principles to imprint in the project: Inclusive and Emphasize the Eucharist as an act of the whole … More Liturgical Furniture for St Mary’s University – Calgary
Beauty as a transcendental quality of being invites one to enter the world of contemplation. In The Relevance of the Beautiful and Other Essays, Hans-Georg Gadamer argues, “The experience of the beautiful in art is a form of knowing.”[i] To illustrate his point, he examines three basic concepts: Play, Symbol, and Festival. I would also … More Play, Symbol and Festival in Worship Design
Death is not only an external psychological phenomenon to human beings, but also it is ontologically immanent. We must accept that death is something that will come to all of us. When we are born, we start to die, but we take long time to realize that. Acceptance of this is different between people having … More Facing and Accepting Death
Now in his early 50’s and divorced, Rémy is in the hospital. His ex-wife Louise pleads with their son Sébastien, who has become a very successful businessman in London, England, to come home. Sébastien hesitates because he and his father haven’t had much to say to each other for a very long time, but ends … More Exploring the Role of a Pastoral Care Minister through the film “The Barbarian Invasion”
Introduction The purpose of this paper is to compare Person-Centred Therapy, formulated by Carl Rogers, with Analytical Psychotherapy, originated by Carl Gustav Jung. First, the basic concepts of these two approaches will be summarized, and then both psychotherapists’ theories will be examined in greater detail. Finally, similarities and differences between the two approaches will be … More Working with People: Carl Rogers – Carl Gustav Jung
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