Armando Rojas Guardia, born in Caracas in 1949, is one of the seminal voices of contemporary poetry in Latin America. A poet and essayist, he is author of such well-known Spanish literary works as “Del mismo amor ardiendo” (“From the Same Love Burning,” 1979); “Yo supe de la vieja herida” (”I Knew About the Old Wound,” 1985); “Poemas de Quebrada de la Virgen” (“Poems from the Virgin´s Creek,” 1985); “Hacia la noche viva” (“Towards the Living Night,” 1989); “Antología poética” (“Poetic Anthology,...
In this book Meynet offers an entirely new perspective on the study of the Synoptic Gospels, adding further insights within the growing body of modern research into the meanings of the Gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke. Utilizing the rhetorical method of analysis, of which he is a leading proponent, Meynet studies the composition of the Gospels as they were written and makes it possible to understand them in systematic and unti...
Convivium Newsletter
Newsletter 1: The existence of the other
Creating a book is opening a space for an encounter between reader and author, with the goal of enhancing the awareness of those persons who explore the pages of the book. A book is one of the means through which ideas are disseminated in search for acceptance. When someone takes a book in his or her hands, the situation turns into magic as two individuals, the author and the reader, break away from the reality of time and space, live together in the same dimension, and share a common experience.
Convivium Press, in recognition of the need to create a space for the sharing of ideas with others, has established a new editorial endeavor as a response to this need. Operating from the American continents, our goal is to offer fresh words and strong and forceful ideas within the context of reconciliation and fraternal dialogue.
The first three volumes in this new editorial line provide a clear example of our basic intentions. Withi...
