Laudato Si’ and the Environment

Robert McKim 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: Religious Ambiguity and Religious Diversity (2001); On Religious Diversity (2012); and Religious Diversity and Religious Progress (2018). In addition, he has edited or co-edited these books: The Morality of Nationalism (1997); Religious Perspectives on Religious Diversity (2017); and Climate Change and Inequality (2018).

'This is a timely publication. It places Laudato Si’ (Pope Francis) at the heart of a wide and deep exploration of issues pertinent to life today. Students of Religious Studies, Citizenship, Ethics and Education will find this a great resource.'Dr. Leonardo Franchi, University of Glasgow, UK

• Part 1 Introduction; 1 The Challenge and the Opportunity: Some Perspectives on Laudato Si’-Robert McKim; Part 2 Implementation; 2 Laudato Si’ and Private Property- Eric T. Freyfogle; 3 Reading Laudato Si’ in a Rainforest Country: Ecological Conversion and Recognition of Indigenous Religions- Zainal Abidin Bagir; 4 The Cry of the Earth and the Cry of the Poor-Darrel Moellendorf; 5 Laudato Si’ and Population -Herman Daly; 6 Rethinking our Treatment of Animals in Light of Laudato Si’- David Clough; 7 ‘We were nowhere. We’ve got somewhere.’ Does Laudato Si’ go far enough, and is the Church on board for the climate journey? - Paddy Woodworth; Part 3 Theological, Scriptural, and Philosophical Aspects; 8 Laudato Si’ and the reinterpretation of Scriptures in light of the ecological crisis- Margaret Daly-Denton; 9 Sources of Authority in Laudato Si’- Cristina L.H. Traina;10 A Constructivist Engagement with Laudato Si’- Kieran P. Donaghy; Part 4 Central Concepts; 11 A New Anthropology? Laudato Si' and the Question of Interconnectedness- Celia Deane-Drummond;12 ‘Realities are More Important than Ideas’: The Significance of Practice in Laudato Si’ - Gretel Van Wieren; 13 Opposing the ‘technocratic paradigm’ and ‘appreciating the small things’- Robert McKim