FINDING GOD IN THE MUNDANE AS AN URBAN PASTORAL PATH IN BAIRRO MATRIZ, OF VALPARAÍSO

Abstract

The Latin American city appears fragmented, requiring a more dialectical connection in the pastoral action of the Church. In the neighborhood, the in-transcendence of the revelation of God allows a theological reflection on the meaning of His presence from the everyday. “The urban” is a sensitive reality that confronts the man. The “harbor district” in Valparaiso (Chile), which will be presented as animated by ecclesial action, allows it to be reconsidered as a space of revelation. This provides an urban pastoral where the evangelizing mission entails a social transformation that enhances the human dignity of those who share their daily life in the sector, given that “the kingdom contemplates a positive transformation of all human reality”.