What is the philosophy behind Encuentro Dominicano?
A. Since the 32 nd General Congregaton of the Society of Jesus (1975), the Society has focused its mission on the service of faith and the promotion of justice. In a talk given at Santa Clara University in 2000, the General of the Jesuit Order, Peter-Hans Kolvenbach, proposed that these two deliberately open phrases may be interpreted as meaning respectively, the service of faith . . . [by bringing] the counter-cultural gift of Christ to the world, and the justice of the Gospel which embodies God’s love and saving mercy. Kolvenbach in his interpretation of this widely used phrase emphasizes Ignatius’ desire to combine words with deeds. Social action in the name of the justice of the Gospel must be combined, he proposes, with much analysis and reflection. In 2003, Kolvenbach added the gloss that the promotion of justice needs to combine academic rigor with social activism. In applying these principles to contemporary higher education in Jesuit universities, Kolvenbach proposes that stud
