Bulletin #12 (Re)thinking Religion in Latin America

CLACSO Working Group on Religions and Society: Tensions and Diversities
Bulletin (Re)thinking the religious in Latin America
Year 4 – Issue #12 Religion, culture and public life. Dialogues between the Mediterranean and Latin America
July 2026

CONTENT

Presentation
Valentina Pereira Arena

Between faith and culture: cultural Catholicism and popular religiosity
Alberto Ghio

Performing Radicalism: A Meaning-Centered Approach to Urban Youth Radicalism in Western Europe
Beatriz Ribeiro da Silva

Notes for discussion on religion, modernity and the State
Ignacio Linn Causa

Roots in motion: reflections from Italy on the Sikh diaspora
Tamara Musconi

Permanence of believers of sexual diversity in ecclesial institutions
David Eduardo Vilchis Carrillo
Hilda María Cristina Mazariegos Herrera
Lucas Edgardo Leal
José Barrera Blanco
Giorgio Maria Millesimi

Faith as a right: Opportunities and challenges of Christian LGBTQ+ activism
David Eduardo Vilchis Carrillo
Hilda María Cristina Mazariegos Herrera
Lucas Edgardo Leal
José Barrera Blanco
Giorgio Maria Millesimi
Jeferson Batista Silva