Resonance, Decoloniality and Preaching: The Spirituality of Buen Vivir in Brazil

Abstract

Brazil is a society forged in the violence of many forms of colonialism, with preaching, to a large extent part of the project of domination and establishment not only of a religion, but also of a culture and a society. Faced with this reality, if we understand resonance not as a category or a resource, but as a way of relating to the world in favor of a good life, Brazil is a place where resonance almost always falls silent. How can preaching be a way of relating to the world and of resonance? What preaching resonates (in) Brazil? Reflecting on a preaching that resonates (in) Brazil requires the careful exercise of looking at the reality we live in from what is authentic and eccentric (outside the center), from what has remained on the margins of established powers and knowledge, even if in a fragmentary way. It is about articulating processes of decolonization of bodies, knowledge and powers in preaching. This communication intends, therefore, to problematize the possibilities between Preaching, Resonance and Decoloniality, thinking of preaching as decolonial, experiential and corporal spirituality, a preaching that resonates buen vivir, the good life, in this context. In methodological terms, in addition to presenting and relating the key concepts, the aim here is to look at the context, especially aspects of decoloniality based on examples from culture (cinema and music), as well as observe examples of preaching that express and resonate this spirituality of buen vivir.