On the crossroad between necropolitics and narcoreligion: walking the christological path of Christian pacifism in Brazilian favelas

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  • Afonso Henrique Teixeira Magalhães Issa

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7213/cda13n23p319329

Palavras-chave:

Christology, Just war, Narcoreligion, Necropolitics, Christian pacifism

Resumo

It is very common to associate Christian orthodoxy with the legitimate use of violence to deal with criminals. Although violence has been practiced by Christians throughout history, Jesus Christ lived a non-violent life. In a context where urban violence is linked to historical poverty and inequality, religiosity continues to be an essential component in the narratives that sustain power disputes in Brazilian favelas. This article presents the historical context of the formation of favelas and how religiosity has been and continues to be present in the discourse of drug trafficking and religious leaders in Brazil. Seeking a dialogue between religiously justified violence in favelas and the history of Christianity. This article finds important voices, including Augustine, Thomas Aquinas, Luther, Calvin, C.S. Lewis and John Stott, as advocates of the use of violence based on Christian doctrine. The theologically justified violence is mainly exemplified by the just war theory. After presenting the historical context of religiosity in the favelas and influential voices of the just war theory, this article presents Christian pacifism as a model of faithfulness incarnated in Jesus. This model has been persistently and consistently marginalized since the time of Christ. This article presents Christian pacifism as a countercultural proposal to the necropolitics currently practiced in Brazil.

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Afonso Henrique Teixeira Magalhães Issa,

    

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19-12-2025

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Issa, A. H. T. M. (2025). On the crossroad between necropolitics and narcoreligion: walking the christological path of Christian pacifism in Brazilian favelas. Caminhos De Diálogo, 13(23), 319–329. https://doi.org/10.7213/cda13n23p319329