Andrés Torres Queiruga facts for kids
Andrés Torres Queiruga was born in 1940 in Aguiño, a town in Ribeira, Galicia, Spain. He is a famous Galician writer, translator, and expert in theology. Theology is the study of religious faith and God.
He is known for having some different ideas about religious beliefs. For example, he has discussed the Resurrection of Jesus in ways that differ from traditional views.
Andrés Torres Queiruga studied at Santiago de Compostela and Comillas Pontifical University. He earned advanced degrees in both Theology and Philosophy.
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Teaching and Academic Work
Mr. Torres Queiruga teaches Theology at the Instituto Teolóxico compostelá. He also teaches the philosophy of religion at the University of Santiago de Compostela.
He is a member of important groups like the Real Academia Galega and the Consello da Cultura Galega. These groups work to promote Galician culture and language.
He helped start a magazine called Encrucillada: Revista Galega de Pensamento Cristián. Today, he leads the Asociación Encrucillada, which is connected to the magazine. He also writes for other magazines such as Iglesia Viva, Sal Terrae, Revista Portuguesa de Filosofía, and Concilium.
His Ideas and Beliefs
Andrés Torres Queiruga's ideas are often discussed in the world of theology. He has explored how people understand religious faith. He suggests that faith can involve imagining or idealizing things that might not have happened exactly as described in history.
Understanding the Resurrection
In his book The Resurrection without the Risen One, he talks about the Resurrection of Jesus. He suggests that the Resurrection might not have been a physical miracle or a historical event that happened in a specific way. He shares ideas similar to those of other thinkers like Rudolph Bultmann.
He wrote:
The Resurrection is not only not a miracle, but is not even an empirical event. And faith in the Resurrection does not depend on the fact of whether one accepts or rejects the historical reality of the empty tomb.
—From the cover of The Resurrection without the Risen One
This means he believes that faith in the Resurrection is more about its meaning than about whether it was a physical event.
Important Books and Writings
Andrés Torres Queiruga has written many books. Here are some of his important works:
- Teoloxía e sociedade (1974)
- Constitución y evolución del dogma: la teoría de Amor Ruibal y su aportación (1977)
- Recupera-la salvación (1977)
- Nova aproximación a unha filosofía da saudade (1981)
- A revelación como maieútica histórica (1984)
- A revelación de Deus na realización do home (1985)
- Creo en Deus Pai. O Deus de Xesús e a autonomía humana (1986)
- Recupera-la creación. Por unha relixión humanizadora (1996)
- Fin del cristianismo premoderno. Retos hacia un nuevo horizonte (2000)
- Repensar a resurrección. A diferencia cristiá na continuidade das relixións e da cultura (2002)
- He also signed the Church 2011 manifesto.
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In Spanish: Andrés Torres Queiruga para niños
