Tradition and traditionsOn May 30 and 31, the Pontifical University of Salamanca celebrated the XXXVII Salamanca Conversations. During these two days, different experts spoke about the role of Tradition as a means of discovering Revelation.
The rector, Santiago García-Jalón de la Lama, the dean of the faculty of TheologyFrancisco García Martínez and the conference coordinator, Gonzalo Tejerina Arias, inaugurated the Talks on May 30.
Fundamental theological aspects
On the first day of the conference, the speakers dealt with the fundamental theological aspects of Tradition according to the Catholic perspective. The presentations were given by professors and theologians, the first one being "Anthropology and Theology of Tradition", presented by the coordinator of the event. Next, Fernando Llenín Iglesias, director of the Higher Institute of Theological Studies of Oviedo, spoke on "Tradition of Faith. Magisterium of the Church".
For his part, the professor of the Compostela Theological Institute, Benito Méndez Fernández, dealt with the "Doctrinal nuclei of the teaching of the Council of Trent and Vatican II". Finally, the professor of the Pontifical University of Salamanca, Fernando Rodríguez Garrapucho, exposed "the dialogue with the Protestant Reformation regarding Tradition".
Tradition in the ecclesial reality
On the 31st, the participants of the Conversations explored the relevance of Tradition in various ecclesial realities. The first speaker of the day was Professor Gaspar Hernández Peludo, who gave a session entitled "The Fathers of the Church and Patrology in the consideration of Tradition".
Later, Professor Juan Carlos Fernández read a text by Luis García Gutiérrez, member of the Higher Institute of Theology of Astorga and León, entitled "The Liturgy, a primordial element of the tradition of faith". To conclude, Pablo Largo Domínguez, from the Institute of Religious Life, presented to the audience the theme "The Mother of the Lord and Mariology from the determining perspective of the faith tradition of the people of God".
The Salamanca Conversations ended with a meeting between the Dean of Theology, the Secretary General Mirian Cortés Diéguez, the coordinator of the meeting, directors and secretaries of centers that maintain a link with the Faculty of Theology of the Pontifical University of Salamanca.
Tradition and traditions
