“Sublime Communion”: The Theology of the Natural World in Laudato Si’

Laudato Si’ offers a profound and in some respects new theology of the natural world. In the analysis offered here, it is proposed that three threads can be discerned in the theology of nature contained in Laudato Si’: first, other creatures have intrinsic value; second, they express and reveal God;...

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Main Author: Edwards, Denis 1943-2019 (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage Publ. [2016]
In: Theological studies
Year: 2016, Volume: 77, Issue: 2, Pages: 377-391
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Catholic church, Pope (2013- : Franziskus), Verfasserschaft1, Laudato si'
IxTheo Classification:KCB Papacy
KDB Roman Catholic Church
NCG Environmental ethics; Creation ethics
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Summary:Laudato Si’ offers a profound and in some respects new theology of the natural world. In the analysis offered here, it is proposed that three threads can be discerned in the theology of nature contained in Laudato Si’: first, other creatures have intrinsic value; second, they express and reveal God; third, they form with human beings a sublime communion of creation in God. The article concludes with a brief theological reflection on a theological development of the concept of sublime communion.
ISSN:2169-1304
Contains:Enthalten in: Theological studies
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/0040563916635119