Our branch campus in Guayaquil presented three new books written by the Arts and Humanities Research Group along with the Abya Yala publishing house. 

The online presentation was attended by UPS president Juan Cardenas, Raul Alvarez, vice president of the university's campus in Guayaquil; Juan Pablo Salgado, head of research;  the authors and special guests. 

Raul Alvarez was pleased that there has been cooperation between professors in our branch campus and international professionals; he thanked the authors for their contribution.  

The books are:

- Didactics for education in faith. By Victor Iza Villacis

- Between uncertainty and hope. Global stories about Covid 19. By Víctor Iza Villacís and Milton Calderón Vélez

- Hermeneutics, aesthetics and (bio) politics. Reflections on current problems. By José Miguel Peláez and Víctor Iza Villacís

Comments on the book "Didactics for education in faith" was done by Edgar Cobo, who stated that "pastoral activity demands adequate accompaniment, this process of closeness and growth requires people who have traveled the itinerary of faith and existential encounter with others so that they help to go through and accompany the pedagogical, formative and didactic processes of new people who feel the commitment and emulation of being signs of faith and brotherhood through service, solidarity and charity that are provided through volunteering ".

Paula Pérez, a professor at the Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, presented and commented the book, "Between uncertainty and hope". She said the book has philosophical reflections with stories, which denounces situations typical of daily life and addresses the diversity of concepts and experiences of teachers from different nations who are experts in social sciences who manage to address the understanding of the crisis generated by Covid-19.

The third book entitled, "Hermeneutics, aesthetics and (bio) politics" was presented by José Aníbal Rojas, Doctor of Theology, who said the book is on the person, dignity and transformation. He thanked the academic effort which encourages us to continue investigating, studying and confronting life in light of the service of human dignity. 

These books allow us to visualize and disseminate the research work of our teachers and students and to become an academic community that produces knowledge and learning. I am sure that the books will help rescue hope, ethics and good politics ", stated Father Juan Cárdenas.