Latin American and Ecumenical Insights in Laudato Si'

Pope Francis' encyclical on "Care for our common home," Laudato si', marked a turning point in the social doctrine of the Roman Catholic Church. In this article I argue that the structure of the encyclical, using the "See-Judge-Act" methodology and the 'cry of the...

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Subtitles:Theology of the Oikos
Main Author: Kerber, Guillermo 1957- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Wiley-Blackwell [2018]
In: The ecumenical review
Year: 2018, Volume: 70, Issue: 4, Pages: 627-636
IxTheo Classification:FD Contextual theology
KBR Latin America
KCB Papacy
KDB Roman Catholic Church
KDF Orthodox Church
KDJ Ecumenism
NCG Environmental ethics; Creation ethics
Further subjects:B Eco-justice
B Climate Change
B Roman Catholic Church
B Ecumenism
B Ecology
B Social Ethics
B Ecumenical Patriarch
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Summary:Pope Francis' encyclical on "Care for our common home," Laudato si', marked a turning point in the social doctrine of the Roman Catholic Church. In this article I argue that the structure of the encyclical, using the "See-Judge-Act" methodology and the 'cry of the earth and the cry of the poor' as leitmotivs, can be seen as contributions of Latin American liberation theology. Furthermore, I show with examples that the encyclical catalyzes what the ecumenical movement has been saying and doing for decades, especially through the leadership of His All Holiness the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew on ecological issues and the work of the World Council of Churches striving for eco-justice.
ISSN:1758-6623
Contains:Enthalten in: The ecumenical review
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1111/erev.12389