Laudate deum : apostolic exhortation to all people of good will on the climate crisis ; with selections from the encyclical Laudato si' : on care for our common home / Pope Francis ; introduction by Erin Lothes Biviano ; preface by Toḿas Insua.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Catholic Church. Pope (2013-2025 : Francis).

Contributor:

Lothes Biviano, Erin, writer of introduction.

Insua, Toḿas, writer of preface.

Libreria editrice vaticana.

Standardized Title:

Laudate deum'. English

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Catholic Church--Doctrines.

Catholic Church.

Human ecology--Religious aspects--Catholic Church.

Human ecology.

Ecotheology.

Climatic changes--Effects of human beings on.

Climatic changes.

Christian sociology--Catholic Church.

Christian sociology.

Theology, Doctrinal.

Physical Description:

xxxiii, 105 pages ; 19 cm

Other Title:

To all people of good will on the climate crisis

Place of Publication:

Maryknoll, NY : Orbis Books, 2023

Summary:

"In his historic encyclical of 2015, Laudato Si': On Care for Our Common Home, Pope Francis firmly established ecological concerns as central to the agenda of Catholic Social Teaching. Along with a spiritual framework on care for creation, he outlined issues of climate change, biodiversity, the peril facing our oceans, access to fresh water, and sustainable food, and offered a comprehensive guide to integral ecology. Eight years later comes a shorter but even more urgent call in the form of this new apostolic exhortation, Laudate Deum, which focuses specifically on the 'climate crisis' of our time. Disappointed that not enough has been done in the intervening years, he addresses the irreversible effects of increasing global temperatures, the decrease in ice sheets, and other signs of the times. He critiques the 'technocratic paradigm,' the ongoing addiction to a fossil-fuel economy, and the 'weaknesses of international politics,' while leveling particular criticism at those who sow resistance and confusion. For all people of good will, it is a call to face the preeminent crisis of our times and to draw on all our spiritual wisdom, scientific knowledge, and political will to meet the challenge" (back cover).

Contents:

The global climate crisis

A growing technocratic paradigm

The weakness of international politics

Climate conferences : progress and failures

What to expect from COP28 in Dubai?

Spiritual motivations

Selections from the encyclical Laudato si' : on care for our common home (2015) : Chapter two : the gospel of creation

Chapter six : ecological education and spirituality

A prayer for our earth

A Christian prayer in union with creation.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references

ISBN:

9781626985766

1626985766

OCLC:

1402177523