Presentation

Abstract

This issue of Yachay features four articles and seven miscellaneous texts covering a variety of topics, along with four book reviews. Three of the articles reflect on specific Old Testament narratives: Ana of Ramah in connection with Cochabamba women; creation myths and their hermeneutics for contemporary times; and the story of Noah and its implications for caring for our Common Home. The fourth article examines some paradigms of masculinity in the context of synodal conversion. In the Miscellany section, the work of two giants in the Bolivian Church, Miguel Manzanera and Hans van den Berg, is highlighted. The former receives a posthumous tribute; a new publication on ethnological bibliography by the latter is presented, who also delivered a masterclass on friendship upon receiving an honorary Doctorate. One author considers the specific contribution of women to environmental healing. A poem expresses the author's experience of God, while another text explores the relationship between music and theological work. The final piece discusses the benefits and risks of artificial intelligence.