In this webinar Dr. Weiler will present the main dimensions of the cosmovision of the indigenous peoples especially in the Amazon region, their specific understanding of the place as human beings in the cosmos and the relationships of connectedness between all living beings. While doing this, she will explore what the indigenous cosmovision - which is fundamental to indigenous spirituality - communicates to all of us. Indigenous spirituality is lived in a wholesome way which unites body, heart/soul and mind. She will explore through myth-telling, as well as through some indigenous religious songs and symbols, indigenous spiritual paths to caring for the Earth. She will also show how their wisdom knowledge and spiritual insights invite others to a deep ecological conversion of heart and mind. Finally she’ll also reflect on how the concept of stewardship in Christian spirituality can be enriched by indigenous cosmovision and spirituality.  

Sister Dr. Birgit Weiler, MMS, is a German missionary and theology professor at the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru. A scholar of synodality and the Catholic Church in Latin America and in the Amazon region, Weiler is a member of the Congregation of the Medical Missionary Sisters. She has lived for 37 years in Peru, where she collaborates with the Episcopal Conference of the country. She also works as a theologian with the Episcopal Council of Latin America (CELAM) and the Ecclesial Conference of the Amazon Region

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