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All Creation Is Connected: Voices in Response to Pope Francis’s Encyclical on Ecology
Why care about the environment?
It's a question people are asking and answering with greater frequency--and urgency--than ever before. And although many Americans remain ambivalent about our responsibility toward the earth, Pope Francis is we must care about the environment, because all creation is connected.
He says this most clearly and powerfully in his 2015 encyclical Laudato si': On Care for Our Common Home. Shortly after the pope released his encyclical, the Catholic Climate Covenant, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, and the Institute for Policy Research & Catholic Studies at The Catholic University of America held a conference to unpack and explore Laudato si'. All Creation Is Voices in Response to Pope Francis's Encyclical on Ecology is a collection of essays born of that conference. Supplemented with review and discussion questions, and suggestions for further study, All Creation Is Connected explores an array of topics--from the background and reception of the encyclical to the key concepts that frame and animate it.
Why care about the environment? All Creation Is Connected explores that critical question and the pope's timely response. This collection will catalyze conversation and spur necessary action for years to come.
It's a question people are asking and answering with greater frequency--and urgency--than ever before. And although many Americans remain ambivalent about our responsibility toward the earth, Pope Francis is we must care about the environment, because all creation is connected.
He says this most clearly and powerfully in his 2015 encyclical Laudato si': On Care for Our Common Home. Shortly after the pope released his encyclical, the Catholic Climate Covenant, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, and the Institute for Policy Research & Catholic Studies at The Catholic University of America held a conference to unpack and explore Laudato si'. All Creation Is Voices in Response to Pope Francis's Encyclical on Ecology is a collection of essays born of that conference. Supplemented with review and discussion questions, and suggestions for further study, All Creation Is Connected explores an array of topics--from the background and reception of the encyclical to the key concepts that frame and animate it.
Why care about the environment? All Creation Is Connected explores that critical question and the pope's timely response. This collection will catalyze conversation and spur necessary action for years to come.
238 pages, Paperback
Published December 5, 2017
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March 14, 2022
This book is a compilation of essays in response to Laudato Si, Pope Francis’s encyclical on ecology. The essays are each authored by experts who cover further explanations to Francis’s writing. Breaking from traditional theological, academic, writing, Francis wrote Laudato Si in language that is purposely understandable for a broad audience of regular human-beings. However, All Creation is Connected does provide relevant elaboration. I was left shaking in my boots after reading the chapter called The Cry of the Earth: The Scientific Background. I’ve often patted myself on the back for recycling, using organic lawn treatments, etc., but found I haven’t had a clue. I am compelled and committed to continue learning and to make some big changes in my actions and in how I view and treat all of creation. I recommend this as a book everyone should read.
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