Basic Ecclesiastical Communities
GPTKB entity
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:religious_organization
|
| gptkbp:activity |
gptkb:Hebrew_Bible
gptkb:community_service gptkb:prayer social action |
| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
BECs
Small Christian Communities |
| gptkbp:emphasizes |
community participation
local decision-making Scripture reflection |
| gptkbp:encourage |
community solidarity
shared leadership active lay participation |
| gptkbp:focusesOn |
poor and marginalized
|
| gptkbp:foundIn |
gptkb:Africa
gptkb:Asia gptkb:Latin_America Catholic Church |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Basic Ecclesiastical Communities
|
| gptkbp:influencedBy |
gptkb:Second_Vatican_Council
Liberation theology |
| gptkbp:leader |
priests
lay people |
| gptkbp:meetingPlace |
regularly
|
| gptkbp:mentionedIn |
gptkb:Aparecida_Document
gptkb:Evangelii_Nuntiandi Puebla Conference documents |
| gptkbp:opposedBy |
authoritarian governments
conservative church leaders |
| gptkbp:originatedIn |
1960s
|
| gptkbp:prominence |
gptkb:Africa
gptkb:Brazil gptkb:India gptkb:Philippines |
| gptkbp:purpose |
promote social justice
encourage Bible study foster Christian fellowship |
| gptkbp:recognizedBy |
Catholic Church documents
|
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
Christian base communities
Liberation theology movement |
| gptkbp:role |
evangelization
social transformation church renewal |
| gptkbp:structure |
small groups
|
| gptkbp:supportedBy |
Catholic bishops
religious orders |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:BEC
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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