Mario Aguilar
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Mario Ignacio Aguilar is the Chair of Religion
Religion
Religion is a collection of cultural systems, belief systems, and worldviews that establishes symbols that relate humanity to spirituality and, sometimes, to moral values. Many religions have narratives, symbols, traditions and sacred histories that are intended to give meaning to life or to...

 and Politics
Politics
Politics is a process by which groups of people make collective decisions. The term is generally applied to the art or science of running governmental or state affairs, including behavior within civil governments, but also applies to institutions, fields, and special interest groups such as the...

 at St. Mary's College
St Mary's College, St Andrews
St Mary's College of the University of St Andrews, in Fife, Scotland - in full, the New College of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary - was founded in 1538 by Archbishop James Beaton, uncle of Cardinal David Beaton on the site of the pedagogy or St Johns College .St Mary's College was...

 of the University of St Andrews
University of St Andrews
The University of St Andrews, informally referred to as "St Andrews", is the oldest university in Scotland and the third oldest in the English-speaking world after Oxford and Cambridge. The university is situated in the town of St Andrews, Fife, on the east coast of Scotland. It was founded between...

. Aguilar is also the director and a founding member of the Centre for the Study of Religion and Politics (known as the CSRP) based within St Mary's
St Mary's College, St Andrews
St Mary's College of the University of St Andrews, in Fife, Scotland - in full, the New College of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary - was founded in 1538 by Archbishop James Beaton, uncle of Cardinal David Beaton on the site of the pedagogy or St Johns College .St Mary's College was...

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Other Appointments and Responsibilities

  • Representative of the Royal Africa Society, Scotland, to the University of St Andrews
    University of St Andrews
    The University of St Andrews, informally referred to as "St Andrews", is the oldest university in Scotland and the third oldest in the English-speaking world after Oxford and Cambridge. The university is situated in the town of St Andrews, Fife, on the east coast of Scotland. It was founded between...

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  • Chair of Ritual
    Ritual
    A ritual is a set of actions, performed mainly for their symbolic value. It may be prescribed by a religion or by the traditions of a community. The term usually excludes actions which are arbitrarily chosen by the performers....

     Studies of the American Academy of Religion
    American Academy of Religion
    The American Academy of Religion is the world's largest association of scholars in the field of religious studies and related topics. It is a nonprofit member association,...

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  • Member of the International African Institute
    International African Institute
    The International African Institute was founded in 1926 in London for the study of African languages...

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  • Fellow of the Royal Anthropological Institute.

Publications - books

1. Women’s Organizing Abilities: Two Case Studies in Kenya and Malawi, with Laurel Birch de Aguilar. Washington, DC: ODII, 85 pp., 1993.

2. Ministry to Social and Religious Outcasts in Africa. Eldoret, Kenya: AMECEA Gaba Publications, 91 pp., 1995.

3. Dios en Africa: Elementos para una Antropología de la Religión. Estella, Navarra (Spain): Editorial Verbo Divino, pp. 143 pp., 1997.

4. Being Oromo in Kenya. Trenton, NJ: Africa World Press, 273 pp., 1998.

5. The Rwanda Genocide and the Call to Deepen Christianity in Africa. Eldoret, Kenya: AMECEA Gaba Publications, 101 pp., 1998.

6. The Politics of Age and Gerontocracy in Africa: Ethnographies of the Past and Memories of the Present, ed. Trenton, NJ: Africa World Press, 302 pp., 1998.

7. Recent Advances and Issues in Anthropology. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 256 pp., 2000.

8. Current Issues on Theology and Religion in Latin America and Africa. Lewiston, N.Y. and Lampeter, U.K.: Edwin Mellen Press, 280 + xv pp., 2002.

9. A Social History of the Catholic Church in Chile Vol. I: The First Period of the Pinochet Government 1973-1980. Lewinston, New York, Queenston, Ontario and Lampeter, Wales: Edwin Mellen Press, 2004, 302 pp. Winner of the Adele Mellen Prize 2004

10. Cardenal Raúl Silva Henríquez: presencia en la vida de Chile (1907-1999). Santiago: Copygraph, 216 pp., 2004.

11. Anthropology and Biblical Studies: Avenues of Approach, edited with L.J. Lawrence. Leiden: Deo Publishing, 324 pp., 2004.

12. A Social History of the Catholic Church in Chile Vol. II: The Archbishop Cardinal Raúl Silva Henríquez. Lewinston, New York, Queenston, Ontario and Lampeter, Wales: Edwin Mellen Press, 364 pp. 2006.

13. A Social History of the Catholic Church in Chile Vol. III: The Second Period of the Pinochet Government 1980-1990. Lewinston, New York, Queenston, Ontario and Lampeter, Wales: Edwin Mellen Press, 2006.

14. Rethinking Age in Africa: Colonial, Postcolonial and Contemporary Interpretations of Cultural Representations, ed. Trenton, N.J.: Africa World Press, 2007.

15. The History and Politics of Latin American Theology, vol. I: The Problem of Theological Generations. London: SCM Press, 2007.

16. The History and Politics of Latin American Theology, vol. II: Theology and Civil Society. London: SCM Press, 2008.

17. The History and Politics of Latin American Theology, vol. III: A Theology of the Periphery. London: SCM Press, 2008.

18. Contemplating God, Changing the World. London: SPCK, 2008.

19. A las puertas de la Villa Grimaldi: Poemas. Santiago: Caliope Editores, 2008.

20. Theology, Liberation, Genocide: A Theology of the Periphery. London: SCM Press, 2009.

21. The Politics of God in East Africa: Oromo Ritual and Religion. Trenton, N.J.: Africa World Press, 2009.

22. Juntos Podemos Más: Biografía de Jorge Arrate MacNiven. Santiago, London and New York: Fundación Literaria Civilización, 2009.

23. Retorno a la Villa Grimaldi. Santiago: Caliope Ediciones, 2009.

24. Pausas: Poemas de Villa Grimaldi a India. Santiago: Mago Ediciones, 2009.

25. Manifiesto del Bicentenario: Poemas. Santiago: Caliope Ediciones y Kawell Kelun Editores, 2009.

26. Sueños y cuerpos: Poemas. Santiago, London and New York: Fundación Literaria Civilización, 2009.

27. Epistolario de la Memoria: Poemas. Santiago, London and New York: Fundación Literaria Civilización, 2009.

28. Planetas y Números: Poemas. Santiago, London and New York: Fundación Literaria Civilización, 2009.

29. 1968: A Historiography of a New Reformation in Latin America. Santiago, London and New York: Fundación Literaria Civilización, 2010.

30. Oromia and East Africa in the 21st Century: Shifting Paradigms towards Religious and Political Diversity. Santiago, London and New York: Fundación Literaria Civilización, 2010.

31. Oraciones por la calle. Santiago, London and New York: Fundación Literaria Civilización, 2010.

32. Religion and Politics in Pinochet’s Chile: The Case of Bishops Enrique Alvear and Fernando Ariztía. Santiago, London and New York: Fundación Literaria Civilización, 2010.

33. La historiografía de los derechos humanos en Chile. Santiago, London and New York: Fundación Literaria Civilización, 2010.

34. The Stranger in Thomas Merton and the 14th Dalai Lama. Santiago, London and New York: Fundación Literaria Civilización, 2010.

35. Merton, Marcuse and Monasticism: Critical Dialogues on Love and Religious Diversity. Santiago, London and New York: Fundación Literaria Civilización, 2010.

36. The Jesuits in Tibet at the time of the VI and VII Dalai Lamas. Santiago, London and New York: Fundación Literaria Civilización, 2010.

37. The Historiography of the Chilean Commission on Prison and Torture 2003-2009. Santiago, London and New York: Fundación Literaria Civilización, 2010.

38. The Historiography of the Patio 29: General Cemetery Santiago, Chile 1973-2009. Santiago, London and New York: Fundación Literaria Civilización, 2010.

39. Identification of Human Remains (N.N.) at Patio 29, General Cemetery Santiago, Chile, December 2009. Santiago, London and New York: Fundación Literaria Civilización, 2010.

40. Identification of Human Remains (N.N.) at Patio 29 General Cemetery Santiago, Chile, August 2010. Santiago, London and New York: Fundación Literaria Civilización, 2010.

41. Burials and Memory of the GAP in Chile during September 2010: Historiography in Chile’s Bicentenary. Santiago, London and New York: Fundación Literaria Civilización, 2010.

42. Amor y revolución en la vida de Muriel Dockendorff 1951-1974/Love and Revolution in the Life of Muriel Dockendorff 1951-1974. Santiago, London and New York: Fundación Literaria Civilización, 2010.

43. Amor y una máquina de escribir: La vida de Marcela Sepúlveda Troncoso 1955-1974/ Love and a Typewriter: The Life of Marcela Sepúlveda Troncoso 1955-1974. Santiago, London and New York: Fundación Literaria Civilización, 2010.

44. A las Puertas de la Villa Grimaldi: Poemas. Segunda edición. Santiago, London and New York: Fundación Literaria Civilización, 2010.

45. Gaviotas y cormoranes en Algarrobo: Cántico y poesía. Santiago, London and New York: Fundación Literaria Civilización, 2010.

46. The Theology of Marcella Althaus-Reid: Indecent Theology and Queer Narratives. Santiago, London and New York: Fundación Literaria Civilización, 2010.

47. Terremoto y Otros Poemas a Nuestro Planeta. Santiago, London and New York: Fundación Literaria Civilización, 2010.

48. Cántico a la Justicia. Santiago, London and New York: Fundación Literaria Civilización, 2010.

49. Encuentros: Poemas. Santiago, London and New York: Fundación Literaria Civilización, 2010.

50. The Ovens of Lonquén: Historiography, Memory and Human Rights in Chile 1973-2010. Santiago, London and New York: Fundación Literaria Civilización, 2010.

51. Maybe: Poems of Inner Journeys. Santiago, London and New York: Fundación Literaria Civilización, 2010.

52. Tiempo y Sentido: Poemas. Santiago, London and New York: Fundación Literaria Civilización, 2010.

53. Melancolía y Desafío: Poemas. Santiago, London and New York: Fundación Literaria Civilización, 2010.

54. Planetas Desnudos: Poemas. Santiago, London and New York: Fundación Literaria Civilización, 2010.

55. Pausas II: Poemas. Santiago, London and New York: Fundación Literaria Civilización, 2010.

56. De Vuelta a la Terraza: Poemas. Santiago, London and New York: Fundación Literaria Civilización, 2010.

57. Alambradas y Praderas: Poemas. Santiago, London and New York: Fundación Literaria Civilización, 2010.

58. Teología Urbana: Poemas. Santiago, London and New York: Fundación Literaria Civilización, 2010.

59. En las Tierras del Norte: Poemas. Santiago, London and New York: Fundación Literaria Civilización, 2010.

60. Recordando a Eugenio Ruiz-Tagle y Otros Poemas. Santiago, London and New York: Fundación Literaria Civilización, 2010.

61. Tres Rosas: Poemas. Santiago, London and New York: Fundación Literaria Civilización, 2010.

62. Hombre y Mujer: Poema Altruista. Santiago, London and New York: Fundación Literaria Civilización, 2010.

63. Hombre y Mujer II: Más Poemas Altruistas. Edición Limitada. Santiago, London and New York: Fundación Literaria Civilización, 2010.

64. Primavera: Poemas. Santiago, London and New York: Fundación Literaria Civilización, 2010.

65. Poemas Nocturnos. Santiago, London and New York: Fundación Literaria Civilización, 2010.

66. El Batracio y otros Cuentos. Santiago, London and New York: Fundación Literaria Civilización, 2010.

67. Cartas – Letters, Tomo I – Volume I 2003-2006. Santiago, London and New York: Fundación Literaria Civilización, 2010.

68. Cartas – Letters Tomo II – Volume II 2010. Santiago, London and New York: Fundación Literaria Civilización, 2010.

69. Cartas – Letters Tomo III – Volume III 2010. Santiago, London and New York: Fundación Literaria Civilización, 2010.

70. Cartas – Letters Tomo IV – Volume IV 2006-2010. Santiago, London and New York: Fundación Literaria Civilización, 2010.

71. Cartas – Letters Tomo V – Volume V 2010. Santiago, London and New York: Fundación Literaria Civilización, 2010.

72. Cartas – Letters Tomo VI – Volume VI 2010. Santiago, London and New York: Fundación Literaria Civilización, 2010.

73. Cartas – Letters Tomo VII – Volume VII 2010. Santiago, London and New York: Fundación Literaria Civilización, 2010.

74. Cartas – Letters Tomo VIII – Volume VIII 2010. Santiago, London and New York: Fundación Literaria Civilización, 2010.

75. Cartas – Letters Tomo IX – Volume IX 2010. Santiago, London and New York: Fundación Literaria Civilización, 2010.

76. Cartas – Letters Tomo X – Volume X 2010. Santiago, London and New York: Fundación Literaria Civilización, 2010.

77. Cartas – Letters Tomo XI – Volume XI 2010. Santiago, London and New York: Fundación Literaria Civilización, 2010.

78. Cartas – Letters Tomo XII – Volume XII 2010. Santiago, London and New York: Fundación Literaria Civilización, 2010.

79. Cartas – Letters Tomo XIII – Volume XIII 2010. Santiago, London and New York: Fundación Literaria Civilización, 2010.

80. Cartas – Letters Tomo XIV – Volume XIV 2010. Santiago, London and New York: Fundación Literaria Civilización, 2010.

81. Cartas – Letters Tomo XV – Volume XV 2010. Santiago, London and New York: Fundación Literaria Civilización, 2010.

82. Cartas – Letters Tomo XVI – Volume XVI 2010. Santiago, London and New York: Fundación Literaria Civilización, 2010.

83. Cartas – Letters Tomo XVII – Volume XVII 2010. Santiago, London and New York: Fundación Literaria Civilización, 2010.

84. Cartas – Letters Tomo XVIII – Volume XVIII 2010. Santiago, London and New York: Fundación Literaria Civilización, 2010.

85. Thomas Merton: Contemplation and Political Action. London: SPCK, 2011.

86. A Social History of the Catholic Church in Chile Vol. IV: Torture and Forced Disappearance 1973-1974. Lewinston, New York, Queenston, Ontario and Lampeter, Wales: Edwin Mellen Press, 2011.

87. A Social History of the Catholic Church in Chile Vol. V: Torture and Forced Disappearance 1974-1976. Lewinston, New York, Queenston, Ontario and Lampeter, Wales: Edwin Mellen Press, 2011.

88. A Social History of the Catholic Church in Chile Vol. VI: The Allende Government 1970-1973. Lewinston, New York, Queenston, Ontario and Lampeter, Wales: Edwin Mellen Press, 2011.

89. A Social History of the Catholic Church in Chile Vol. VII: Christians for Socialism and the MIR. Lewinston, New York, Queenston, Ontario and Lampeter, Wales: Edwin Mellen Press, 2011.

90. The Rising of the Dalai Lamas in Tibet: From the First to the Fourth 1391-1617. Santiago, London and New York: Fundación Literaria Civilización, 2011.

91. Contemporary Socialist Politics in Chile: A Biography of Carolina Tohá. Santiago, London and New York: Fundación Literaria Civilización, 2011.

92. Architect and Planner for the Chilean Poor: A Biography of Leopoldo Benítez Herrera 1936-1973. Santiago, London and New York: Fundación Literaria Civilización, 2011.

93. Socialist Revolution and Critical Thought in Chile: A Biography of Carlos Altamirano. Santiago, London and New York: Fundación Literaria Civilización, 2011.

94. Andanzas en diciembre: Poemas. Santiago, London and New York: Fundación Literaria Civilización, 2011.

95. Cartas a Isabel, una mujer chilena: Tomo I. Santiago, London and New York: Fundación Literaria Civilización, 2011.

96. Cartas a Isabel, una mujer chilena: Tomo II. Santiago, London and New York: Fundación Literaria Civilización, 2011.

97. A Social History of the Catholic Church in Chile Vol. VIII: The Visit of John Paul II (1987). Lewinston, New York, Queenston, Ontario and Lampeter, Wales: Edwin Mellen Press, 2012.

98. A History of the Lamas in Tibet 1391-2006. Lewinston, New York, Queenston, Ontario and Lampeter, Wales: Edwin Mellen Press, 2012.

99. Church, Liberation and World Religions. London: T&T Clark, 2012.

100. A Social History of the Catholic Church in Chile Vol. IX: St. Alberto Hurtado and St. Teresa de Los Andes. Lewinston, New York, Queenston, Ontario and Lampeter, Wales: Edwin Mellen Press, 2013.
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