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...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Brill
2018
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In: |
Worldviews
Year: 2018, Volume: 22, Issue: 1, Pages: 28-55 |
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Catholic church, Pope (2013- : Franziskus), Verfasserschaft1, Laudato si'
/ Anthropogenous climate-change
/ Poverty
/ Social justice
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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
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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. |
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ISSN: | 1568-5357 |
Contains: | In: Worldviews
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15685357-02201002 |