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Gonzalo Villagrán

Dean of the Faculty of Theology of Universidad Loyola in Granada. Professor of Christian social ethics.

Gonzalo Villagrán is a Catholic priest of the Society of Jesus. He did his doctorate (STD, Doctorate in Sacred Theology) at the Boston College School of Theology and Ministry, 2009-2012. The title of the doctoral thesis is “Public Theology in a Foreign Country”.

He studied the Canonical Licentiate in Theology at the Jesuit Faculty of Theology of Paris, Centre Sèvres (France), 2007-2009; the Canonical Licentiate in Theology at the Faculty of Theology of Granada (Spain), 2004-2007; and the Pre-theological Cycle of Philosophy at the University of Comillas (Spain), 2000-2002. He also studied commerce at the University of Seville (Spain), 1994-1998.

He is a contributor to the “Andalusian Chair for the Dialogue of Religions” (CANDIR) and coordinator of the “Islam” group within the HEST programme.

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Facultad de Teologia de la Universidad Loyola - Spain

Islam and society in contemporary Spain (Granada)

Because the presence of Muslim communities in Spain is relatively recent, and because there is not a long tradition of theological study of Islam, we want to start our dialogue with the Islamic tradition by understanding the characteristics of Islam of Spain and the way it interacts with the rest of the Spanish society. Our […]

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Kircher Network - Spain

Jesuit Conference of European Provincials - Belgique

HEST Cluster: Christian-Muslim Relations (Europe)

Higher Education for Social Transformation (HEST) programme aims to bring Higher Education institutions and Social Centres of the Society of Jesus in Europe together so that they can contribute to the real changes our societies need by developing sound research. The topic on Christian Muslim Relations gathers a cluster of Jesuit Higher Education Institutions working […]

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