{"product_id":"laudato-si-and-the-environment-robert-mckim-9781138588813","title":"Laudato Si' and the Environment: Pope Francis' Green Encyclical","description":"\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\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\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert McKim\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1138588814\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781138588813\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/19\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 244\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.20w x 0.80d","brand":"Robert McKim","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46838277734655,"sku":"9781138588813","price":180.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5f5e1b34-dd62-4a04-a659-b85dec532862.jpg?v=1746589336","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/laudato-si-and-the-environment-robert-mckim-9781138588813","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}