"A Joint Message for the Protection of Creation" - An Eastern Orthodox reflection

The present text provides a critical approach from an Eastern Orthodox perspective to the joint message issued by Pope Francis, the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, and the Archbishop of Canterbury for the protection of creation. After contextualizing the message in the framework of the various ini...

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Main Author: Asproulis, Nikolaos 1975- (Author)
Format: Print Article
Language:English
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Published: SCM Press 2022
In: Concilium
Year: 2022, Issue: 3, Pages: 125-129
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Eine gemeinsame Botschaft für die Bewahrung der Schöpfung
IxTheo Classification:KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history
KDJ Ecumenism
NCG Environmental ethics; Creation ethics
Further subjects:B COVID-19 pandemic
B Christian Leadership
B Francis, Pope, 1936-
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Summary:The present text provides a critical approach from an Eastern Orthodox perspective to the joint message issued by Pope Francis, the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, and the Archbishop of Canterbury for the protection of creation. After contextualizing the message in the framework of the various initiatives recently undertaken by the Church leaders as well as the last UN summit (COP 26) on climate crisis and the COVID-19 pandemic, the author highlights certain strong points of the text (ontological link between people and creation; solidarity for the poor, etc.), along with few shortcomings (e.g. a thin liturgical dimension; absence of an animal studies perspective).
ISSN:0010-5236
Contains:Enthalten in: Concilium