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About the Journal

Paralellus is the journal of the Postgraduate Program in Religious Sciences at the Catholic University of Pernambuco, UNICAP. Its aim is to disseminate the production of knowledge, with recognized scientific quality, from Area 44 of CAPES, which researches the phenomena of the religious field and their impact on society, from a strictly secular point of view.

Created in 2010, Paralellus' mission is to be a space open to ecumenical and inter-religious dialog, as well as to other fields of knowledge, from a classical, inter- and transdisciplinary perspective. Its work is published in the form of articles in dossiers and free themes, communications, interviews and reviews.

Announcements

Dossiês em 2026

2025-02-12

Em 2026.2

CATOLICISMOS E SOCIEDADE NA AMÉRICA LATINA NOS SÉCULOS XX E XXI

Jul. 2026 v. 17, n. 41

Submissão até 30 de junho de 2026

Coordenação: Prof. Dr. Carlos André Silva de Moura, Universidade de Pernambuco (UPE).

Ementa: Os estudos sobre os catolicismos têm mobilizado pesquisadores de diferentes áreas do conhecimento, como as ciências da religião, a história, a sociologia ou a teologia. As investigações têm como problemáticas as devoções, a organização das congregações religiosas em diferentes continentes, a relação com a política, a organização administrativa da Igreja Católica, os usos das diferentes formas de mídia, o diálogo com outras práticas religiosas, dentre outras temáticas presentes em distintas fontes de pesquisa. Neste sentido, a partir de uma abordagem pluridisciplinar, com diferentes propostas teóricas e metodológicas, este dossiê tem o objetivo de reunir investigações que abordem sobre os catolicismos latino-americano nos séculos XX e XXI.

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Current Issue

Vol. 17 No. 40 (2026): REFLECTIONS AND PRACTICES IN THE INITIAL AND CONTINUING TRAINING OF PROFESSIONALS WORKING IN RELIGIOUS EDUCATION

The issue of religious education in Brazil has gained prominence and provoked considerable controversy in recent years. For several decades, a confessional understanding of religious education taught in schools predominated. With the pluralisation of the Brazilian religious field, the debate surrounding the adoption of religious education linked to Religious Studies has been gaining momentum in educational systems, legislation, resolutions and public policies. An example of this is the fact that in 2027 we shall celebrate the tenth anniversary of the BNCC (National Common Curricular Base) and, in 2028, the first decade of the Guidelines for the Degree in Religious Studies. Thus, this dossier aims to discuss initial and continuing training, as well as other aspects peculiar to professionals who deal with religious education on a daily basis.

Coordination: Dr. Sérgio Rogério de Azevedo Junqueira (UEPA), Dr. Aurenea Maria de Oliveira (UFPE) e Dr. Marcos Vinicius de Freitas Reis (UNIFAP).

Published: 2026-07-02

CRÉDITOS

  • EXPEDIENTE

    001-002
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.25247/paralellus.2026.v17n40.p1-2

EDITORIAL

DOSSIÊ/DOSSIER (artigos/Articles)

FREE SUBJEC

  • THE RELATIONSHIP AS THE VOCATION OF THE CHURCH

    Boris Agustín Nef Ulloa, Donizete José Xavier
    311-332
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.25247/paralellus.2025.v16n38.p311-332

  • CONTEMPORARY JUDAISM AND THE TRAUMA OF THE SHOAH (HOLOCAUST)

    Zuleica Dantas Pereira Campos, Creso Nuno Moraes de Brito
    333-355
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.25247/paralellus.2026.v17n40.p333-355

  • PRIVATE PROPERTY, ABSOLUTE OR RELATIVE RIGHT?: STUDY ON THE POSSIBILITY OF RELATIVIZING THE RIGHT TO PROPERTY IN AUGUSTINE OF HIPPO

    Ricardo Evangelista Brandão
    357-381
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.25247/paralellus.2026.v17n40.p357-381

  • THE GENESIS OF THE DEFINITION OF MARY THEOTOKOS IN THE HORIZON OF NICAEA

    Waldecir Gonzaga, Anderson Moura Amorim
    383-405
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.25247/paralellus.2025.v16n39.p385-407

  • THE SALVATION OF HUMAN FLESH THROUGH THE INCARNATION OF THE SON OF GOD ACCORDING TO IRENAEUS OF LYONS

    Maycon Renan da Silva Santos Boni
    407-431
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.25247/paralellus.2026.v17n40.p407-431

RESENHA/RECENSÃO - BOOK REVIEWS

  • THE SYNODAL CHURCH AND CONTEMPORARY CHALLENGES

    José Aguiar Nobre, Everton Gonçalves Costa
    433-442
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.25247/paralellus.2026.v17n40.p433-442
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