Martín Carbajo Núñez, OFM

Biography

“The new Information Technologies are already unavoidably embedded in our daily life. For many people, they are ‘the chief means of information and education, of guidance and inspiration’ (John Paul II, “Encyclical letter Redemptoris misio“, 7-12-1990, n. 37). We are in a new culture, a new way of being and thinking; so we can rightly say that, in social communication, our destiny is at stake. With my research and academic activity, I try to discern how to inhabit the new digital environment, taking inspiration from the Franciscan Intellectual Tradition.”

Born in Zamora, Spain, Martín Carbajo Núñez, OFM has lived in Rome since 1995, where he currently teaches ethics and communication at two universities: the Antonianum (Pontifical University Antonianum or PUA) and the Alfonsianum (Pontifical Lateran University or PUL). At the PUA, he has served as Vice-Rector and Rector Magnificus ad interim for three years. He also teaches regularly in Spain and the USA. Professor Carbajo studies the relevance of the Franciscan Intellectual Tradition in formulating a global ethic and facing the challenges of the new digital age. He also studies journalistic deontology in regard to informational privacy. Find more information about Professor Carbajo, including a comprehensive list of publications, on his personal web page)

Degrees

• SThD, Moral Theology, Alfonsianum, Rome
• License degree, Germanic Philology, Santiago de Compostela University
• Master, Social Communication, Gregorian University, Rome
• Qualified computer technician (FP, Spain)

Select Publications

Books

• Celebrating life: The Rule and Christmas at Greccio (1223-2023) (Sp, En-2nd ed. En-1st ed., It, Pl, Pt, Fr)
• The Universal Fraternity. Franciscan roots of Fratelli tutti, Tau, Phoenix (AZ) 2023 (2^nd edition: Ed. Media House, Delhi 2023) (also es–2, it–2, fr–2)
• A free and fraternal economy. The Franciscan perspective, Tau, Phoenix (AZ) 2017. 2^nd edition: Media House, Delhi 2018. Published also in five other languages: pl, sp, it, ge, pt; (eBook in en, it)
• Sister Mother Earth. Franciscan Roots of the Laudato Si’, Tau, Phoenix (AZ) 2017; 2^nd ed: Media House, Delhi 2018. Published also in: ge, fr, pl, sp, it (2), pt, (eBook sp, en)
• “Everything is connected.” Integral ecology and communication in the Digital Age, Tau, Phoenix (AZ) 2021. 2nd ed: Media House, Delhi 2020. (Also sp, it, pt, pl, fr)
• Being a Franciscan in the Digital Age: New Challenges, New Life, TAU, Phoenix (AZ) 2021. (2^nd edition: Ed. Media House, Delhi 2021). (Also pl, sp, it, pt)
• Francis of Assisi and global ethics (1^st edition: es, e-Book, it, pt). (2^nd: en, ge, fr, it, pt).
• The Universal Fraternity. Franciscan roots of Fratelli tutti, (printing). Already published in Spanish: Efarantzazu, Vitoria-Gasteiz 2022.
• Giovanni Duns Scoto, Studi e ricerche nel VII centenario della sua morte, (ed.), 2 vol., Antonianum, Roma 2008 (two volumes, 1020 pages)

Articles

• ‘So that they might have life.’ The Later Rule of Saint Francis, in Carthaginensia 49/77 (2024) 25-50.
• Family relations in the recent magisterium and in franciscan spirituality, in Studia Elblqskie 24 (2023) p. 165-179.
• Digital culture: between communication and isolation, in The Wisdom of the Cross in a pluralistic World. Acts of the Fourth International Theological Congress, 21-24.09.2021, edited by TACCONE Fernando-BENEDETTINI Ciro, 1/3, Velar, E-book 2023, section 23.
• Fraternity, familial relationships and politics in the light of the encyclical Fratelli tutti, in Forum teologiczne 23 (2022) 127-137.
• Ecological Conversion and pluriform Church in the light of the Amazon Synod, in REB 82/321 (2022) 92-114.
• Education and integral Ecology: The Role of family, Spirituality and University, in Carthaginensia 38/73 (2022) 111-128.
• Technology and Family rituals, in Anthropos 118/1 (2023) 187-203.
• The Lord gave me brothers and sisters. Francis of Assisi, inspirer of the encyclical Fratelli tutti, in Carthaginensia XXXIX/75 (2023) 69-91.
• “Autonomous Drone Warfare, in Warszawskie Studia Teologiczne 35/1 (2022) 102-117.
• “Fraternity in the encyclical Fratelli tutti. Franciscan roots“, in Revista eclesiástica brasileira (REB) 81/319 (2021) 295-319.
• “Family relationships and polar opposition: Being equal while remaining different“, in Forum Teologiczne 22 (2021) 61-80.
• “Everything is related”. Dialogue, network communication, and integral ecology”, in REB 80/315 (2020) 95-116.
• “Ecological Conversion and pluriform Church in the light of the Amazon Synod”, in REB 82/321 (2022) 92-114.
• “Education and integral ecology. The role of family, spirituality, and university”, in Carthaginensia 38/73 (2022) 111-128
• “The Fraternal Economy: A Franciscan perspective”, in Collectanea Franciscana 91 (2021) 565-580.
• “Fraternity, familiar relationships, and politics in the light of the encyclical Fratelli Tutti”, in Forum Teologiczne 22 (2021)
• “From Amoris Laetitia to Fratelli tutti: The importance of family relationships”, in Verdad y Vida 79/277 (2021) 237-253
• “Mysticism in everyday life: the faces of God“, in Verdad y Vida 276 (2020) 11-25.
• “Revitalizing religious life today: Ethical challenges and leadership” in Carthaginensia 69 (2020) 147-165.
• “Everything is connected: Communication and integral ecology in the light of the encyclical Laudato Si,’” in Carthaginensia 68 (2019) 323-342.
• “The importance of family relationships for the economic development of society”, in Forum Teologiczne 20 (2019) 7-18.
• “Ecological sin and the Sacrament of Penance,” in Verdad y Vida 273/76 (2018) 241-253.
• “Hyper-connected generation and discernment. A Franciscan perspective,” in REB 78/311 (2018) 548-565.
• “The Franciscan contribution to the process of rationalization and the thesis of Max Weber,” in Verdad y Vida 272 (2018)
• “Franciscan Spirituality and Integral ecology. Relational bases vs the Throwaway culture,” in Islamochristiana 43 (2017) 59-78.
• “Current relevance of the Franciscan perspective”, in Verdad y Vida 270-271 (2017) 187-203.
• “Global ethical challenges in the light of the encyclical Laudato Si’ and the Jubilee of Mercy,” in Antonianum 91/2 (2016) 333-360.
• “The contribution by religions to peaceful coexistence in society,” in Studia Moralia 53/1 (2015) 83-101.
• “Digital Age challenges and Consecrated Life”, in Studia Moralia 53/2 (2015) 269-291.

Most of Martín Carbajo’s publications are listed here