Pope Francis
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3914209 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Celia Deane-Drummond (0000-0002-8033-9930, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 256-262 |
| Publication date | 2016-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Environmental Humanities (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2201-1919 • E-ISSN: 2201-1919 |
| Publisher | Duke University Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1215/22011919-3664369 |
| OpenAlex | W2561141412 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 9 |
O ne of the most significant aspects of Laudato si' is that it is a deep cry of the heart: laudato si', praise be! 1 My central argument is that this cry stems from Pope Francis's charism as a priest and prophet in the epoch of the Anthropocene. 2 The rhetoric of "irreversible changes" to the earth that is implied by the idea of the Anthropocene has struck a cultural chord way beyond its original geologic home by generating ongoing and heated debates in the environmental humanities. 3There are negative aspects in using such a term that Pope Francis manages to avoid by eschewing its use.Nonetheless, the point of the whole encyclical is how humanity has failed to meet our human responsibilities to people and to the planet, how to address that failure, and how all of this can ultimately be reconciled with a belief in God, who is creator and redeemer of the world.Francis does not simply rehash traditional Roman Catholic doctrine: there are new elements in Laudato si' that stem from his own particular background as the first Latin American, the first Jesuit, and the first pope in history to take the name of that patron saint of ecology, Francis of Assisi. Pope Francis as PriestPope Francis walks the walk: that much is obvious to anyone.Insofar as his call is addressed to the world, he has set himself the task of being a minister not just to the Catholic Church as its institutional leader but to the whole world.But this orientation is expressed through everyday actions.He has declined to live in the palatial 1
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| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0,38 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2022 (5) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |