Diana L Villegas
Biographic Data
| ID | 4459063 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Diana L Villegas |
| GIVEN NAMES | Diana L |
| FAMILY NAME | Villegas |
| SIGNATURE | VILLEGAS D L |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of the Free State |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6449-3153 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 9 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Christian Ecospirituality
This essay proposes that the medieval theology of the Franciscan friar Bonaventure and the spirituality of Francis of Assisi offer a Christian perspective that can ground dialogue with animistic cosmologies. In Laudato Si’ , devoted to care for our common home, the Earth, Pope Francis offers a spirituality that reflects beliefs found in Bonaventure and Francis of Assisi and is congruent with key animistic values. Indeed, the Pope convoked a synod…
Faith-Based Participation in Natural-Resource Governance
Les bandits dans Le Comte de Monte-Cristo. Lecture en spin-off sur les brigands et les ordres illégaux
Catherine of Siena on persons created in God’s image
The belief that persons are images of God offers powerful constructs for imagining and thinking about a spiritual journey. What about; who we are makes a relationship possible with God? What are the goals of a spiritual journey given who we are to God? Catherine of Siena’s wisdom regarding persons as images of God offers answers to these questions. This study presents a textual analysis of Catherine’s metaphor-filled rhetoric on this topic and sh…
Mysticism as a Dimension of Christian Spirituality
Mysticism and spirituality have acquired broad, interdisciplinary meanings. In this essay I return to the early Christian origins of mysticism to understand the meaning of this experience as a dimension of Christian spirituality. After addressing definitions of spirituality in our pluralistic culture, I argue that mysticism should be an essential part of Christian spirituality
Catherine of Siena’s spirituality of political engagement
Well known as a mystic, Catherine of Siena has been credited with pope Gregory XI’s return to Rome from Avignon, with convincing him to pursue a crusade and with playing a major role in making peace between the Papal League and Italian City states. This narrative ascribes these accomplishments to Catherine’s extraordinary gifts, a fruit of her mystical experience. Contemporary historical research, however, shows that Catherine was chosen by eccle…
Examining Catherine of Siena’s controversial discernments about papal politics
Catherine of Siena (1347–1380) contributed important wisdom to Christian spirituality on discernment, yet her own discernment regarding her engagement in papal politics has not been studied. From the perspective of Christian spirituality studies, this article examines the critical text of her letters in relationship with historical events to offer a description of the instances where Catherine’s discernment differed from that of others committed …
Catherine of Siena’s crusade letters
Catherine of Siena has been credited with original views regarding the crusade as political policy and with influencing Gregory XI to carry this out. In this article, I argued that while Catherine of Siena did not succeed in furthering the crusade – nor did she initiate this policy – her crusade correspondence leaves us a legacy that reveals significant aspects of her spirituality. Over 40 letters to ecclesiastical authorities, Kings, Queens, lea…
Les déraisons de la violence
Depuis la signature de l’Accord de paix, mille leaders sociaux ont été assassinés en Colombie. Leurs noms s’effacent derrière les chiffres, mais leurs revendications sociales et juridiques résonnent jusqu’à nous : reconnaissance de droits sociaux pour des associations syndicales ; acceptation de la diversité pour les communautés LGBTQIA+ ; meilleures conditions de réinsertion des ex-combattants ; contrôles effectifs de l’exploitation illimitée de…
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Catherine of Siena’s spirituality of political engagement
Well known as a mystic, Catherine of Siena has been credited with pope Gregory XI’s return to Rome from Avignon, with convincing him to pursue a crusade and with playing a major role in making peace between the Papal League and Italian City states. This narrative ascribes these accomplishments to Catherine’s extraordinary gifts, a fruit of her mystical experience. Contemporary historical research, however, shows that Catherine was chosen by eccle…
Examining Catherine of Siena’s controversial discernments about papal politics
Catherine of Siena (1347–1380) contributed important wisdom to Christian spirituality on discernment, yet her own discernment regarding her engagement in papal politics has not been studied. From the perspective of Christian spirituality studies, this article examines the critical text of her letters in relationship with historical events to offer a description of the instances where Catherine’s discernment differed from that of others committed …
Catherine of Siena’s crusade letters
Catherine of Siena has been credited with original views regarding the crusade as political policy and with influencing Gregory XI to carry this out. In this article, I argued that while Catherine of Siena did not succeed in furthering the crusade – nor did she initiate this policy – her crusade correspondence leaves us a legacy that reveals significant aspects of her spirituality. Over 40 letters to ecclesiastical authorities, Kings, Queens, lea…
Les déraisons de la violence
Depuis la signature de l’Accord de paix, mille leaders sociaux ont été assassinés en Colombie. Leurs noms s’effacent derrière les chiffres, mais leurs revendications sociales et juridiques résonnent jusqu’à nous : reconnaissance de droits sociaux pour des associations syndicales ; acceptation de la diversité pour les communautés LGBTQIA+ ; meilleures conditions de réinsertion des ex-combattants ; contrôles effectifs de l’exploitation illimitée de…
Mysticism as a Dimension of Christian Spirituality
Mysticism and spirituality have acquired broad, interdisciplinary meanings. In this essay I return to the early Christian origins of mysticism to understand the meaning of this experience as a dimension of Christian spirituality. After addressing definitions of spirituality in our pluralistic culture, I argue that mysticism should be an essential part of Christian spirituality
Catherine of Siena on persons created in God’s image
The belief that persons are images of God offers powerful constructs for imagining and thinking about a spiritual journey. What about; who we are makes a relationship possible with God? What are the goals of a spiritual journey given who we are to God? Catherine of Siena’s wisdom regarding persons as images of God offers answers to these questions. This study presents a textual analysis of Catherine’s metaphor-filled rhetoric on this topic and sh…
Les bandits dans Le Comte de Monte-Cristo. Lecture en spin-off sur les brigands et les ordres illégaux
Christian Ecospirituality
This essay proposes that the medieval theology of the Franciscan friar Bonaventure and the spirituality of Francis of Assisi offer a Christian perspective that can ground dialogue with animistic cosmologies. In Laudato Si’ , devoted to care for our common home, the Earth, Pope Francis offers a spirituality that reflects beliefs found in Bonaventure and Francis of Assisi and is congruent with key animistic values. Indeed, the Pope convoked a synod…
Faith-Based Participation in Natural-Resource Governance
Philosophy (5 works) · Art (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Religious studies (4 works) · Spirituality (4 works) · Law (3 works) · Politics (3 works) · Reformation and Early Modern Christianity (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Theology (3 works)