"Everything is interconnected": the Trinity and the natural world in "Laudato Si'"
All those who read Laudato Si' are struck by the way Pope Francis says over and over again that everything is interconnected, or that everything is interrelated. In this article I will seek to explore the significance of this theme. In particular, I will ask about its theological meaning, attem...
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| Language: | English |
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[2017]
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The Australasian Catholic record
Year: 2017, Volume: 94, Issue: 1, Pages: 81-92 |
| IxTheo Classification: | KCB Papacy KDB Roman Catholic Church NBC Doctrine of God NCG Environmental ethics; Creation ethics |
| Summary: | All those who read Laudato Si' are struck by the way Pope Francis says over and over again that everything is interconnected, or that everything is interrelated. In this article I will seek to explore the significance of this theme. In particular, I will ask about its theological meaning, attempting to bring out two aspects of Pope Francis's thought: (1) the insight that interrelationships of the natural world can be seen as a pale reflection of the dynamic relations of trinitarian life; (2) the conviction that ecological conversion-learning to relate to the natural world, as well as to other humans and to God-is essential to the very nature of the human made in the image of the dynamically relational God. |
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| ISSN: | 0727-3215 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The Australasian Catholic record
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