180. Introducing Marguerite Peeters

Matt Warner of Fallible Blogma has given rise to the initiative of making October  a “Support a Catholic Speaker Month” and I am honoured to present Marguerite Peeters Director General Institute for Intercultural Dialogue Dynamics 

In a society like ours where we have all, yet the needy abound; where we possess all, except riches of the spirit; where we are free to do all, yet are painfully miserable- Marguerite Peeters comes forth as a voice in the wilderness to present uncomfortable probabilities to an equally uncomfortable reality.

In an interview given to Zenit in Rome 2008, on the subject of cultural and political revolution: Peeters discusses post modernity in the West and her analysis of the role of Christianity in inspiring a new movement of culture since:

“Under modernity, rationalism subverted love: We thought we could build a global order with the sole power of our reason and of science.”

in 2008 Marguerite Peeters spoke at the conference held at Ave Maria School of Law and Columbus School of Law of the Catholic University of America to celebrate Pope John Paul II's 1988 Apostolic Letter, Mulieris Dignitatem (MD) on the dignity and vocation of women.

Peeters said that cultural trends worldwide over the past two decades have  been detrimental both to women and to humanity in general. Decrying the “quiet deconstruction” of the family and the roles within it, Peeters noted that language itself has morphed to reflect the gradual erosion of traditional societal norms.

“Instead of spouse, we now speak of ‘partners,’” said Peeters. “Instead of family, we now substitute ‘family in all its forms.’” Instead of freedom, she argued, the cultural revolution has instead brought the fragmentation of society, with concurrent rises in the incidence of divorce, depression and suicide.

Acknowledgements:

The above quotes are taken from CUA Columbus School website

Biography taken from World Security Network

 Director General

Institute for Intercultural Dialogue Dynamics   
Marguerite Peeters is the Director of the Brussels-based Institute for Intercultural Dialogue Dynamics, which studies the key concepts, values and operational mechanisms of globalisation and promotes an open intercultural dialogue on these issues. As a journalist, she has directed since 1995 Interactive Information Services (IIS), which monitors and analyses the emergence of the post-Cold War paradigms of international co-operation and global governance. 


In 2001 Marguerite published a major analytical study "Hijacking democracy - the power shift to the unelected". She also freelances for a number of European and international publications. 

  

Detailed Biography

IN THE WAKE OF CULTURAL REVOLUTION

Interview With Author Marguerite Peeters

By Jesús Colina ROME, JUNE 18, 2008

Articles by Marguerite Peeters

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