The Influence of Social Phenomenon on the Contemporary Ecological Crisis in the Light of the Encyclical Laudato Si’ Cover Image

Wpływ zjawisk społecznych na współczesny kryzys ekologiczny w świetle encykliki Laudato si’
The Influence of Social Phenomenon on the Contemporary Ecological Crisis in the Light of the Encyclical Laudato Si’

Author(s): Ryszard F. Sadowski
Subject(s): Ethics / Practical Philosophy
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Kardynała Stefana Wyszyńskiego w Warszawie
Keywords: encyclical Laudato Si’; religion and ecology; throwaway culture; lifestyle; model of progress

Summary/Abstract: In the encyclical Laudato Si’. On Care for our Common Home, Pope Francis sums up the rich legacy of his predecessors contained in the statements on the ecological question. The Pope’s standpoint actively involves the community of the Catholic Church into the mainstream of the contemporary environmental debate. It seems, that the Pope designates those social phenomena that have a particularly significant impact on the modern ecological crisis. The most important among them are: the intimate relationship between the poor and the fragility of the planet, the throwaway culture, the new ways of understanding the progress, and the proposal of a new lifestyle.

  • Issue Year: 15/2017
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 15-25
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: Polish