Planetary Moral Economy and Creaturely Redemption in Laudato Si’
In Laudato Si’, Pope Francis indicates that climate change, and other kinds of ecological destruction, are moral wrongs because they deny the fruits of the earth to the poor and to future generations, and they fail to honor the place of other creatures in Christ’s redemption of creation. LS sets cli...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage Publ.
[2016]
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Theological studies
Year: 2016, Volume: 77, Issue: 4, Pages: 886-904 |
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Catholic church, Pope (2013- : Franziskus), Verfasserschaft1, Laudato si'
/ Environmental ethics
/ Economic ethics
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| IxTheo Classification: | KCB Papacy KDB Roman Catholic Church NCE Business ethics NCG Environmental ethics; Creation ethics |
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| Summary: | In Laudato Si’, Pope Francis indicates that climate change, and other kinds of ecological destruction, are moral wrongs because they deny the fruits of the earth to the poor and to future generations, and they fail to honor the place of other creatures in Christ’s redemption of creation. LS sets climate change and the environmental crisis firmly in the context of two established features of Catholic social teaching: the dignity of poor and indigenous people and the intrinsic value of creatures to the Creator and their inclusion in the redemption of all things in Christ. |
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| ISSN: | 2169-1304 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Theological studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/0040563916666820 |