Professors Cláudio Carvalhaes and Christopher Elwood will guide participants through explorations of the diverse cultural, religious, and theological landscape of Brazil today.

Before departing for Brazil, students will complete a series of readings to prepare them for informed encounters on the ground. The excursion includes Rio de Janeiro and Salvador in Bahia, and visits to a number of different religious communities—Roman Catholic, mainline Protestant, Pentecostal, and Afro-Brazilian; meeting with religious leaders; holding conversations with influential theologians and with seminary students; and speaking with representatives of groups working to relieve poverty and responding to HIV/AIDS.

Participants will deepen their understanding of the changing face of Christianity in the southern hemisphere and develop tools for interpreting and responding faithfully to a world of religious and cultural difference.

SCHEDULE

June 29 – Depart from Louisville, Kentucky

June 30 – Arrive in Rio de Janeiro

July 1-6 – Rio de Janeiro, visit:
Roman Catholic Cathedral
First Presbyterian Church
Church of the Kingdom of God
Leonardo Boff Bennet School of Theology
Nancy Pereira Cardoso Social Organizations
Sightseeing

July 7-12 – Salvador Bahia, visit:
Iteba – Institute of Theology of Bahia
Pelourinho
Church of the Black – Roman Catholic
Afro Brazilian religious comminities
Historical places
Sightseeing

July 12-14 – Rio de Janeiro
Sightseeing


For up-to-date information, visit:
The LPTS Brazil Travel Seminar Blog

If you are interested in participating in the seminar, or supporting a travel scholarship for other participants, please contact Dr. Cláudio Carvalhaes, at ccarvalhaes@lpts.edu, or call 502.992.9299.