Appalachia and Laudato Si': Developing the Connection between the Poor and the Environment
In Laudato Si', Pope Francis links environmental degradation and the poor, writing that "the poor and the earth are crying out." Appalachia complicates the pope's claim, however, because it is an area that suffers from environmental degradation but also supports the Trump adminis...
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| Формат: | Электронный ресурс Статья |
| Язык: | Английский |
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Cambridge Univ. Press
[2019]
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Horizons
Год: 2019, Том: 46, Выпуск: 2, Страницы: 246-269 |
| Индексация IxTheo: | KAJ Новейшее время KBQ Северная Америка KCB Папство KDB Католическая церковь NCC Социальная этика NCG Экологическая этика; этика мироздания |
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the poor
B Pope Francis B Appalachia B Laudato Si' B Энвайронмент (искусство) |
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| Итог: | In Laudato Si', Pope Francis links environmental degradation and the poor, writing that "the poor and the earth are crying out." Appalachia complicates the pope's claim, however, because it is an area that suffers from environmental degradation but also supports the Trump administration's dismantling of environmental regulations. Thus, Pope Francis' understanding of the poor in Laudato Si' needs development in three ways. First, he needs to explore how environmental degradation causes spiritual harm in addition to physical harm. Second, the pope needs to note that spiritual harm often causes the poor to cry out in ways that are sexist, racist, homophobic, and hostile toward the environment. Finally, the pope should note that the voices to be heeded in responding to environmental degradation are those voices marginalized within poor communities because they are most likely to address the spiritual harm and avoid scapegoating others. |
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| ISSN: | 2050-8557 |
| Второстепенные работы: | Enthalten in: Horizons
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/hor.2019.110 |