What makes Pope Francis's encyclical Laudato Sí so unique is how deeply it connects the cries of the poor with the cries of Earth. Bringing Laudato Sí to life first requires an admission that there is something wrong followed by reflection on "what kind of world we want to leave those who come after us, to children who are now growing up?" This interactive text helps readers answer the above question by exposing some of the problems we are facing, engaging with the theology Laudato Sí, and offering a way for people of faith to move from theory to a practical and faithful commitment to creation as set forth by the gospel.+
An essential commentary on one of Pope Francis' most important contributions to church teaching.From one of today's most respected Church scholars comes an essential commentary on Pope Francis' highly influential encyclical letter (Laudato Si') -- On Care for Our Common Home. This book complements the encyclical and shows its timeliness and the way it reflects Pope Francis' vision for the world and how he understands his teaching role in a truly global church in multicultural world.
No other encyclical has generated as much conversation, both Catholic and non-Catholic, as Laudato si'. Often forgotten in these conversations is the theological heart and eucharistic vision of the encyclical and its integral ecology. Using Bernard Lonergan's theology of history, this book unearths the doxological, eucharistic vision that shapes the encyclical's integral presentation of social and ecological conversion.
What is the relationship between salvation, human liberation, and care for creation? Extending the ideas presented in Gustavo Gutierrez's A Theology of Liberation, Daniel Castillo embraces a green liberation theology that recognizes the need for political and ideological paradigm shifts in relation to globalization.
This volume represents a collection of essays by emerging and well-established Catholic scholars on Laudato si, Pope Franciss encyclical on the environment. All contributors are connected with the Maryvale Institute in Birmingham, the only Vatican approved Higher Institute of Religious Sciences in the English-speaking world. When it appeared, Laudato si was widely welcomed by many, and strongly criticised by others. All agreed that the encyclical was an important voice in the environmental debate. As this book suggests, however, Laudato si is more than an encyclical on the environment: it is a thorough examination of the human condition in the early twenty-first century.
A study of the necessity and availability of a supply of fresh water from the perspective of Christian ethics, this edition includes data and updates on social developments related to water crises, as well as insights from Pope Francis's encyclical Laudato Si' and a discussion of water justice from the perspective of the events at Standing Rock.