Loving the World We Are: Anthropology and Relationality in Laudato si'

There is a tension between Laudato si's consistent emphasis on relationships and interconnectedness and its acceptance of anthropocentrism. While Laudato si' does reject certain problematic forms of anthropocentrism, the encyclical does not assert an alternative to this traditional framewo...

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VerfasserInnen: Kohlhaas, Jacob M. (VerfasserIn) ; McLaughlin, Ryan Patrick (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:Englisch
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Veröffentlicht: Wiley-Blackwell [2019]
In: Journal of religious ethics
Jahr: 2019, Band: 47, Heft: 3, Seiten: 501-524
normierte Schlagwort(-folgen):B Katholische Kirche, Papst (2013- : Franziskus), Verfasserschaft1, Laudato si' / Anthropozentrismus / Umwelt / Vernetzung / Naturverständnis
RelBib Classification:CB Christliche Existenz; Spiritualität
KDB Katholische Kirche
NCG Ökologische Ethik; Schöpfungsethik
weitere Schlagwörter:B Anthropocentrism
B Narrative Ethics
B Francis
B Creation
B relatiocentrism
B Trinity
B Laudato Si'
B Environmental Ethics
B Anthropology
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Zusammenfassung:There is a tension between Laudato si's consistent emphasis on relationships and interconnectedness and its acceptance of anthropocentrism. While Laudato si' does reject certain problematic forms of anthropocentrism, the encyclical does not assert an alternative to this traditional framework. This article contends that "relatiocentrism" provides the best avenue for developing the convictions expressed within Laudato si' while moving beyond the limitations of the encyclical itself. In so doing, this essay explores the use of narrative as a means of shaping identity by mapping significant relationships and points of meaning. It examines the central anthropological claims of the encyclical and the tensions these create with anthropocentric narratives. And it examines relatiocentrism in light of the biblical creation accounts, the eschatological perspective of Laudato si', and virtue ethics. The essay concludes by suggesting further theological and moral implications of this shift in perspective.
ISSN:1467-9795
Enthält:Enthalten in: Journal of religious ethics
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1111/jore.12278