To Care for the Earth: A Call to a New Theology

McDonagh, Sean

Bear & Company

The greening of the church

G. Chapman

The Greening of the Church

Politics & Social Sciences

Sociology

Orbis Books

Religion & Spirituality

Bear & Co

Exploding the myth that the industrialized nations will be able to continue indefinitely their current high levels of consumption, this book shows just how destructive such a course is to humanity and to the environment. McDonagh explores how the cry of the poor and of the earth challenge the complacency of the dominant institutions, including religious ones.

Passion for the Earth (Ecology and Justice)

Laudato Si', the historic encyclical of Pope Francis on the environment, was issued in 2015. As the first encyclical devoted entirely to the environment and related social justice issues, it represented a watershed in the engagement of the church with such urgent challenges as climate change, environmental degradation, and the fate of the poor. This volume joins the full text of Laudato Si' with reflections by Sean McDonagh, one of the foremost Catholic proponents of ecological awareness. Aside from reviewing the history of Catholic teaching and the environment, he elaborates on several of the specific themes in the encyclical -- climate change, biodiversity, water scarcity, the threats to the ocean, and the crisis of food. He concludes with prescriptions about what must be done to turn the vision of Pope Francis into a program of effective action. Each of us has a role to play. As Pope Francis observes, "All it takes is one good person to restore hope."

On Care for Our Common Home, Laudato Si': The Encyclical of Pope Francis on the Environment with Commentary by Sean McDonagh

Francis, Pope

Christian Books & Bibles

"I love my robot lawn mowers, my laptop, wifi, Google, Facetime, Whatsapp and the possibility of drone postal deliveries and more.. Yet worries nag about being overwhelmed by an artificial intelligence revolution whose ethical and moral parameters are less clear than its rampant profiteering from and monetising of your lives and mine. This hugely informative book shakes us out of our massage armchairs and demands that we engage immediately with these galloping advances so we can shape them to the benefit of the many and not leave them to the enrichment of the few at the awful cost of the impoverishment of swathes of humanity". Mary McAleese, former President of Ireland."Robots, Ethics and The Future of Jobs&nbsp;is a wakeup call for political, civic, media and church leaders, urging a response to the deepening and accelerating pace of technological change and its potential consequences. Artificial Intelligence, robotics, drones, the internet of things and 3D printing are the building blocks of the 4th&nbsp;industrial revolution. These&nbsp;technologies offer great potential but also carry real risks and are reaching into every corner of our lives, civilian&nbsp;and military. Who will win and who will lose? Who will set the rules and the ethical boundaries within which they should develop and operate? Will the displaced be included, if so, how; or ignored and, if so, with what political, social and economic consequences? That these questions cannot be avoided and should not be postponed - and that we do not need to wait for change to happen because it is already upon us - are central messages of this thought provoking text." Pat Cox, former President European Parliament.

Robots, Ethics and the Future of Jobs

Computers & Technology

Computer Science

Messenger Publications

Dying for Water (Twenty-first Century Ireland)

Social Sciences

Veritas

A passionate book, this is a plea for action before it is too late to save the 11, 000 species currently under threat of extinction. The author considers the many habitats currently under threat of destruction, such as coral reefs and mangrove forests, as well as the different types of species threatened. He then looks at the position of the church on these issues and especially the work of Fr Thomas Berry. He follows the historical relationship between church and nature from the Fathers of the Church to the present time. There is a section on current Catholic church teaching, alongside Celtic spirituality.

The Death of Life: The Horror of Extinction

Columba Press

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