Pope Francis and Catholic Social Teaching on Ecology
In his visit to the United States, Pope Francis stressed the Christian message on ecology, which includes a calling to an “ecological conversion”. However, a recent paper on the influence of Christian religiosity on managerial decisions concerning the environment argues that Christian faith discoura...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2018
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| In: |
Worldviews
Year: 2018, Volume: 22, Issue: 2, Pages: 163-186 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Francis Pope 1936-
/ Catholic social teaching
/ Opinion
/ Ecology
/ Economy
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| RelBib Classification: | CB Christian life; spirituality CH Christianity and Society FD Contextual theology KCB Papacy KDB Roman Catholic Church NBD Doctrine of Creation NCE Business ethics NCG Environmental ethics; Creation ethics |
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Ecology
Catholic Social Teaching
Pope Francis
encyclical Laudato si’
business
Lynn White
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Volltext (Verlag) |
| Summary: | In his visit to the United States, Pope Francis stressed the Christian message on ecology, which includes a calling to an “ecological conversion”. However, a recent paper on the influence of Christian religiosity on managerial decisions concerning the environment argues that Christian faith discourages managers’ environmental-friendly decisions. Francis message on ecology is part of the Catholic Social Teaching (CST), which contains valuable contributions, but it is still to be known. We present a synthetic view of CST on ecology and its implications for businesses, shareholders and consumers, which can also interest non-Christians concerned with the natural environment. Ultimately, we want to explain why Christians involved in economic activity should be concerned with the natural environment. We offer a moral qualification of acts regarding the natural environment, and conclude with some observations for Christian churches and business schools. |
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| Physical Description: | Online-Ressource |
| ISSN: | 1568-5357 |
| Contains: | In: Worldviews
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15685357-02202003 |