{"product_id":"laudato-si-and-the-environment-pope-francis-green-encyclical-paperback","title":"Laudato Si' and the Environment: Pope Francis' Green Encyclical - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobert McKim\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis volume is a response to Pope Francis' environmental encyclical \u003ci\u003eLaudato Si'\u003c\/i\u003e. Published in 2015, the encyclical urges us to face up to the crisis of climate change and to take better care of the Earth, our common home, while also attending to the plight of the poor.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this book the Pope's invitation to all people to begin a new dialogue about these matters is considered from a variety of perspectives by an international and multidisciplinary team of leading scholars. There is discussion of the implications of \u003ci\u003eLaudato Si'\u003c\/i\u003e for immigration, population control, eating animals, and property ownership. Additionally, indigenous religious perspectives, development and environmental protection, and the implementation of the ideas of the encyclical within the Church are explored. Some chapters deal with scriptural or philosophical aspects of the encyclical. Others focus on central concepts, such as interconnectedness, the role of practice, and what Pope Francis calls the \"technocratic paradigm.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book expertly illuminates the relationship between \u003ci\u003eLaudato Si'\u003c\/i\u003e and environmental concerns. It will be of deep interest to anyone studying religion and the environment, environmental ethics, Catholic theology, or environmental thought.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert McKim\u003c\/b\u003e is Emeritus Professor of Philosophy of Religion at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA. He specialises in the philosophy of religion and applied ethics and has published extensively in these areas. He has written these books: \u003ci\u003eReligious Ambiguity and Religious Diversity \u003c\/i\u003e(2001); \u003ci\u003eOn Religious Diversity \u003c\/i\u003e(2012); and \u003ci\u003eReligious Diversity and Religious Progress\u003c\/i\u003e (2018). In addition, he has edited or co-edited these books: \u003ci\u003eThe Morality of Nationalism \u003c\/i\u003e(1997); \u003ci\u003eReligious Perspectives on Religious Diversity\u003c\/i\u003e (2017); and \u003ci\u003eClimate Change and Inequality\u003c\/i\u003e (2018).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 244\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 9.2 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 01, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52709412176179,"sku":"9780367777210","price":110.66,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/eGFVekoxazJSdTRBYUVwRXN0N3Jvdz09.webp?v=1763460130","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/laudato-si-and-the-environment-pope-francis-green-encyclical-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}