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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Joshtrom KureethadamPublisher: Liturgical Press Imprint: Liturgical Press Dimensions: Width: 13.70cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 21.00cm Weight: 0.284kg ISBN: 9780814663639ISBN 10: 081466363 Pages: 240 Publication Date: 18 February 2019 Audience: General/trade , Professional and scholarly , Adult education , General , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsContents Foreword ix Preface xv Introduction: “Francis, Go and Repair My House Which, as You See, Is Falling into Ruin” 1 Part One SEEING (Understanding the Crisis of Our Common Home) 15 Green Commandment I: Take Care of Our Common Home in Peril 19 Green Commandment II: Listen to the Cry of the Poor 35 Part Two JUDGING (Discerning the Crisis of Our Common Home) 51 Green Commandment III: Rediscover a Theological Vision of the Natural World 55 Green Commandment IV: Recognize That the Abuse of Creation Is Ecological Sin 73 Green Commandment V: Acknowledge the Human Roots of the Crisis of Our Common Home 89 Part Three ACTING (Responding to the Crisis of Our Common Home) 105 Green Commandment VI: Develop an Integral Ecology 111 Green Commandment VII: Learn a New Way of Dwelling in Our Common Home 127 Green Commandment VIII: Educate toward Ecological Citizenship 143 Green Commandment IX: Embrace an Ecological Spirituality 161 Green Commandment X: Cultivate Ecological Virtues 181 Conclusion: “The Zeal for Your House Shall Inflame Me” 211ReviewsFr. Kureethadam has provided an invaluable guide to the spiritual and theological vision of Laudato Si'. He also shows how ordinary Catholics can turn this vision into a personal action plan for assuming ecological responsibility. A clearly written and deeply challenging volume.John T. Pawlikowski, OSM, Professor Emeritus of Social Ethics, Catholic Theological Union This is one of the clearest commentaries that I have read on Laudato Si'. The author stays faithful to the original text and manages to distil and even clarify its essential message with some carefully chosen examples, while not losing nuance. If anyone is in any doubt that questions to do with ecology are bound up with issues of poverty and marginalization, they should read this book. Yet, this author does more than just give information, this book is inspiring to read, and echoes the same combination of depth and spirituality that Pope Francis so wonderfully illustrates himself.Celia Deane-Drummond, Professor of Theology, University of Notre Dame Fr. Joshtrom Kureethadam has written a powerful and transformative book. The Ten Green Commandments will ignite a radical environmental effort. He uses elegant words and a graceful style to open our hearts and rekindle our reverence for all living systems. His insight, warmth and care for humanity is very compelling and supports the important scientific facts that are the basis for Laudato Si'. Jacqueline Miller, Founder and CEO of Partnerships for Change "Fr. Joshtrom Kureethadam has written a powerful and transformative book. The Ten Green Commandments will ignite a radical environmental effort. He uses elegant words and a graceful style to open our hearts and rekindle our reverence for all living systems. His insight, warmth and care for humanity is very compelling and supports the important scientific facts that are the basis for Laudato Si'.""Jacqueline Miller, Founder and CEO of Partnerships for Change This is one of the clearest commentaries that I have read on Laudato Si'. The author stays faithful to the original text and manages to distil and even clarify its essential message with some carefully chosen examples, while not losing nuance. If anyone is in any doubt that questions to do with ecology are bound up with issues of poverty and marginalization, they should read this book. Yet, this author does more than just give information, this book is inspiring to read, and echoes the same combination of depth and spirituality that Pope Francis so wonderfully illustrates himself.Celia Deane-Drummond, Professor of Theology, University of Notre Dame Fr. Kureethadam has provided an invaluable guide to the spiritual and theological vision of Laudato Si'. He also shows how ordinary Catholics can turn this vision into a personal action plan for assuming ecological responsibility. A clearly written and deeply challenging volume.John T. Pawlikowski, OSM, Professor Emeritus of Social Ethics, Catholic Theological Union" Author InformationJoshtrom Isaac Kureethadam, a Catholic priest, serves on the staff of the Vatican’s recently created Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development. Prior to this work, he was professor of philosophy of science at Rome’s Pontifical Salesian University. His previous book is Creation in Crisis: Science, Ethics, Theology. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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