Cultura de muerte como estructura de pecado en el conflicto armado colombiano

This article offers a theological-critical reading of the category “culture of death”
and its presence in the Colombian internal armed conflict. The main objective is to analyze its
function as a structure of sin that legitimizes violence, dehumanizes social relationships, and
reinforces impunity. From this perspective, the first part presents the conceptual framework
that brings together contributions from the Church’s Magisterium and Liberation Theology
regarding this category. Subsequently, it examines how this culture manifests in the Colombian
conflict, based on the findings of the Final Report for the Clarification of Truth, Coexistence,
and Non-Repetition (CEV, 2022). The reflection developed here shows that the “culture of
death” is not an abstract or merely rhetorical concept, but a concrete reality that structures
and justifies dynamics of violence and impunity.