Cláudio Carvalhaes – författare

CrossCurrents connects the wisdom of the heart with the life of the mind and the experiences of the body. The journal is operated through its parent organization, the Association for Public Religion and Intellectual Life (APRIL), an interreligious network of academics, activists, artists, and community leaders seeking to engage the many ways religion meets the public. Contributions to the journal exist at the nexus of religion, education, the arts, and social justice. In the March issue of CrossCurrents: "Introduction" by Claudio Carvalhaes and Marcos Rodrigues da Silva "An Afro-American History: Paths for a Theological and Epistemological Afro Reflection" by Marcos Rodrigues da Silva "Toward a Black Theology in Brazil" by Leontino Faria dos Santos "Black Theology in Brazil: Decolonial and Marginal" by Ronilso Pacheco "Being a Black Pastoral Agent in the Context of Brazilian Reality" by Jose Geraldo da Rocha and Cristina da Conceicao Silva "Black Pastoral Agents and The Bible in the Afro Context: A Hermeneutic of Years of Enchantment" by Obertal Xavier Ribeiro "African-Indigenous Jurema: The Greatest Common Divisor of the Brazilian Minimum Religion" by Nancy Cardoso and Claudio Carvalhaes "Christians and Yoruba People Eating Together: Eucharist and Food Offerings" by Claudio Carvalhaes "The Importance of the Intersectionality in the Studies of Gender and Religion: A Short Analysis of the Ogum Omimkaye in Salvador, Brazil" by Silvia Barbosa "Liberation Theology in Brazil: Some History, Names and Themes" by Claudio Carvalhaes and Fabio Py

Carvalhaes invites readers into a spiritual practice of resistance and renewal for our climate-challenged world. At its heart lies a simple yet profound ritual of three gestures—rising, bowing, and prostrating—performed within one’s own bioregion as a way to reconnect body, spirit, and land. These embodied actions ground us in our places, teaching us to attend to the skies and trees above, to honor human and nonhuman neighbors around us, and to remember the histories beneath our feet.Carvalhaes situates this practice within a sweeping analysis of our global crises. He shows how ecological destruction, political violence, economic injustice, and social fragmentation all stem from a deeper spiritual crisis: our captivity to the spirit of capitalism. By tracing the colonial roots of our broken relationship with the earth and naming the ongoing struggles between destructive global forces and local lifegiving spirits, he exposes the urgent need for new forms of ritual and spirituality.Drawing on theology, philosophy, indigenous wisdom, and ecology, the book develops key concepts such as bioregion, relationality, and “molecular revolutions”—small acts that can spark wide transformation. Alongside theory, Carvalhaes provides practical tools: reflective exercises, a bioregional quiz, and ritual guidance that make the work accessible for both classrooms and communities.Weaving scholarship and practice, critique and hope, Carvalhaes redefines what it means to live faithfully in our time. With poetic vision and prophetic urgency, he calls us to decolonize ourselves, reorient our desires, and embody gestures that generate new forms of communal life.This book offers students, professors, clergy, and general readers alike a path toward reconnection with the earth—and with one another—through ritualized practices of care, resistance, and hope.