La enseñanza de la teología: desafíos interdisciplinarios e interculturales a partir del Magisterio reciente

his paper examines certain interdisciplinary and intercultural challenges posed by
the recent Ecclesial Magisterium to the teaching of theology at the university level. It highlights
how recent socio-cultural transformations—linked to the predominance of technoscience,
the environmental crisis, and struggles for global hegemony—have called into question the
disciplinary status of theology. In response to this context, the ecclesiastical magisterium,
particularly since the Second Vatican Council and the Apostolic Constitution Veritatis gaudium,
has promoted a profound pedagogical renewal of undergraduate and graduate studies in
theology. This shift has entailed moving from an apologetic and scholasticist model toward
an interdisciplinary approach attentive to dialogue with the contemporary world and to the
discernment of the signs of the times. Veritatis gaudium has sought to integrate a multiplicity
of disciplinary perspectives and the inculturation of the Gospel in a way that enables eccle-
siastical studies at the university level to function as a “cultural laboratory,” fostering “learning
by doing” and the collective, progressive, and critical construction of theological knowledge.
Four guiding criteria are established for this renewal: the centrality of the Kerygma, the promo-
tion of a culture of dialogue, the recognition of the unity of knowledge within the diversity
of disciplines, and the fostering of networks and synergies. The ultimate aim is to transform
theological education so that the Church may engage in inculturated evangelization, social
justice, integral ecology, and intercultural dialogue.