Background
Miguez-Bonino, José was born on March 5, 1924 in Santa Fe, Argentina. Son of José Miguez-Gandara and Aurelia Zulema Bonino.
Miguez-Bonino, José was born on March 5, 1924 in Santa Fe, Argentina. Son of José Miguez-Gandara and Aurelia Zulema Bonino.
Licenciature en Teolgia, Facultad de Teologia, Buenos Aires, 1948. Master of Arts in Teaching, Emory University, 1954. Doctor of Philosophy, Union Theological Seminary, 1960.
Doctor of Theology(honorary), Emory University, 1976. Doctor of Divinity(honorary), Free University, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 1980. Doctor of Theology(honorary), University Aberdeen, Scotland, 1988.
Minister in Bolivia, later in Argentina. Professor, of Theology, Facultad Evangelica de Teologia, Buenos Aires 70, Rector 1960-1970. Professor, of Systematic Theology and Ethics, Protestant Institute for Higher Theological Studies, Buenos Aires since 1970, Dean of Post-Graduate Studies since 1973.
President Presidium of WCC 1976-1982. Visiting Professor, Facolta Valdese di Teologia, Rome 1963, Union Theological Seminary, New York 1967-1968, Selly Oak College, Birmingham, United Kingdom 1974, Faculte de Theologie Protestante, Strasbourg University 1981. Observer at II Vatican Council 1962-1964.
President Perm. Assembly for Human Rights (APDH), Argentina. Honorary PH.D. (Candler School of Theol., Free University of Amsterdam 1980), Honorary D.D. (Aberdeen) 1987.
Concilio abierto 1968, Integraeion humana y unidad cristiana 1968, Ama y haz lo que quieras 1972, Theology in a Revolutionary Situation (translated in Dutch, German, Italian) 1975, Espacio para ser hombres 1975, Christians and Marxists 1976, Toward a Christian Political Ethic 1983, articles in Concilium, Expository Times, Evangelische Kommentare.
Advisor Ministry Social Affairs, National Government Argentina, 2000—2001. Founding member, president Assembly for Human Rights, Buenos Aires, since 1975. Constitutional representative National Constnl.
Assembly; member presidium World Council Churches, Geneva, 1976—1982.
Swimming, tennis.
Married Noemi Francisca Nieuwenhuize. Children: Nestor, Eduardo, Daniel.