Environmental Ethics

Religious Faith In Pursuit of Environmental Justice (Chris Durante)

Introduction In recent years, the world’s religions, including the Abrahamic faiths as well as Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism and various indigenous forms of spirituality, have been increasingly turning their ethical gaze toward the intersection of social, economic and ecological justice issues. This gives me hope because I believe many environmental injustices persist because the values of […]

Religion and Ecology

The Environmental Ethics of Pope Francis – Parsing Key Terms and Claims In Laudato Si’ (Thomas Massaro, S.J.)

On October 4, 2023, Pope Francis published the apostolic exhortation Laudate Deum (“Praise God”), an 8000-word document advocating for urgent action to counter climate change.[1] Its date of publication is significant on two accounts. First, it was released on the feast day of Saint Francis of Assisi, the thirteenth-century Italian mystic who is recognized as […]

Cultural Theory

Religious Sacrificial Sympathy- How Man Became More Valuable Than Beast (Kevin S. Grane)

The religious attitude of the West today demonstrates a consumerist ethos that would have been deeply foreign to the religious discourse of old. Perhaps one of the earliest forms of religion, Shamanism, provides the modern critic with a unique insight into the ethos of the spiritual man of the ancient world. Compared with the post-modern […]

Conferences

The Religious Roots of Environmental Justice – An Online Conference

Sponsored by The Journal for Cultural and Religious Theory and The New Polis in co-operation with the University of Denver When: Friday, Oct. 13 to Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023 Where: Online (Zoom) – Registration Required Register or click on this link Keynote Speaker: Catherine Keller Catherine Keller practices theology as a relation between ancient hints of ultimacy and current […]