Laudato Si

This article examines the highly influential Papal encyclical Laudato Si issued by Pope Francis in June 2015. The scientific basis behind climate change is discussed, as are the consequences of climate change, which will be disproportionately borne by the poor countries and poor peoples of the world...

Full description

Saved in:  
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Worldviews
Authors: Holden, William N. (Author) ; Mansfield, William O. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Check availability: HBZ Gateway
Journals Online & Print:
Drawer...
Fernleihe:Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste
Published: Brill 2018
In: Worldviews
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Catholic church, Pope (2013- : Franziskus), Verfasserschaft1, Laudato si' / Anthropogenous climate-change / Poverty / Social justice
IxTheo Classification:CF Christianity and Science
CG Christianity and Politics
CH Christianity and Society
FD Contextual theology
KDB Roman Catholic Church
NCC Social ethics
NCG Environmental ethics; Creation ethics
Further subjects:B Catholicism climate change church of the poor liberation theology neoliberalism population growth
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)
Description
Summary:This article examines the highly influential Papal encyclical Laudato Si issued by Pope Francis in June 2015. The scientific basis behind climate change is discussed, as are the consequences of climate change, which will be disproportionately borne by the poor countries and poor peoples of the world. The Pope’s prescriptions for coping with climate change are reviewed and the article concludes with a discussion of how Laudato Si exemplifies the simultaneous, and frequently intersecting, themes of protecting the environment and protecting the poor in Catholic social thought. In many ways, Laudato Si is the product of the church of the poor confronting climate change.
ISSN:1568-5357
Contains:In: Worldviews
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/15685357-02201002