The Ethics of Care and Friendship with the Earth, our Common Home
Respect for all created beings is an integral part of Christian ethics. Although we cannot speak of friendship with the Earth in a literal sense, the article reveals that the basic elements of friendship can also be found in ethical attitudes towards other living beings and towards the natural envir...
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Format: | Print Article |
Language: | English |
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SCM Press
2022
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Concilium
Year: 2022, Issue: 5, Pages: 87-92 |
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Catholic church, Pope (2013- : Franziskus), Verfasserschaft1, Laudato si'
/ Friendship
/ Earth
/ Ecology
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IxTheo Classification: | KDB Roman Catholic Church NBE Anthropology NCG Environmental ethics; Creation ethics |
Further subjects: | B
Friendship
B Moral attitudes B Christian Ethics |
Summary: | Respect for all created beings is an integral part of Christian ethics. Although we cannot speak of friendship with the Earth in a literal sense, the article reveals that the basic elements of friendship can also be found in ethical attitudes towards other living beings and towards the natural environment as a whole: interconnectedness, awareness of vulnerability, common growth and responsibility for the common good. The encyclical Laudato si' calls for ecological conversion and for care and responsibility for our common home. |
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ISSN: | 0010-5236 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Concilium
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