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Abusos de poder y conciencia en la Iglesia: una lectura desde la violencia estructural y cultural de Johan Galtung

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: This article proposes an interdisciplinary understanding of abuses of power and conscience in the Church, linking them to forms of structural and cultural violence according to Johan Galtung’s Conflict Theory and Theory of Violence. Using the grounded theory method, variables are articulated that allow interpreting these abuses as expressions of unequal and culturally legitimized ecclesial dynamics. The emerging theory helps to clarify the causes of these practices and provides a basis for designing effective preventive policies.

Source: Estudios Eclesiásticos Revista de investigación e información teológica y canónica

DOI: 10.14422/ee.v101.i396.y2026.005

Authors: David Steven Mendoza Carmona, Iván-Darío Toro-Jaramillo

Institution: Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana

Language: Spanish

Topic: Military, Security, and Education Studies

Subfield: Sociology and Political Science

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Peace, justice, and strong institutions

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W7130651269

FWCI: 23.78

Cites: 30

Cited by: 2

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