Table of Contents
Laudato Si', Mi' Signore [1-2] 9
Nothing in this World is Indifferent to Us [3-6]
United by the Same Concern [7-9]
Saint Francis of Assisi [10-12]
My Appeal [13-16]
Chapter 1 What is Happening to Our Common Home [17-61] 21
I Pollution and Climate Change [20-26]
Pollution, Waste and the Throwaway Culture [20-22]
Climate As A Common Good [23-26]
II The Issue Of Water [27-31]
III Loss Of Biodiversity [32-42]
IV Decline In The Quality Of Human Life And The Breakdown Of Society [43-47]
V Global Inequality [48-52]
VI Weak Responses [53-59]
VII A Variety Of Opinions [60-61]
Chapter 2 The Gospel Of Creation [62-100] 50
I The Light Offered By Faith [63-64]
II The Wisdom Of The Biblical Accounts [65-75]
III The Mystery Of The Universe [76-83]
IV The Message Of Each Creature In The Harmony Of Creation [84-88]
V A Universal Communion [89-92]
VI The Common Destination Of Goods [93-95]
VII The Gaze Of Jesus [96-100]
Chapter 3 The Human Roots Of The Ecological Crisis [101-136] 78
I Technology, Creativity And Power [102-105]
II The Globalization Of The Technocratic Paradigm [106-114]
III The Crisis And Effects Of Modern Anthropocentrism [115-136]
Practical Relativism [122-123]
The Need To Protect Employment [124-129]
New Biological Technologies [130-136]
Chapter 4 Integral Ecology [137-162] 104
I Environmental, Economic and Social Ecology [138-142]
II Cultural Ecology [143-146]
III Ecology Of Daily Life [147-155]
IV The Principle Of The Common Good [156-158]
V Justice Between The Generations [159-162]
Chapter 5 Lines Of Approach And Action [163-201] 121
I Dialogue On the Environment in the International Community [164-175]
II Dialogue For New National and Local Policies [176-181]
III Dialogue and Transparency in Decision-Making [182-188]
IV Politics and Economy in Dialogue For Human Fulfillment [189-198]
V Religions in Dialogue With Science [199-201]
Chapter 6 Ecological Education and Spirituality [202-246] 147
I Toward a New Lifestyle [203-208]
II Educating For The Covenant Between Humanity And The Environment [209-215]
III Ecological Conversion [216-221]
IV Joy And Peace [222-227]
V Civil And Political Love [228-232]
VI Sacramental Signs And The Celebration Of Rest [233-237]
VII The Trinity And The Relationship Between Creatures [238-240]
VIII Queen Of All Creation [241-242]
IX Beyond The Sun [243-246]
A Prayer For Our Earth
A Christian Prayer in Union With Creation
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