scholarly journals Markers of Ecological Conversion

2021 ◽  
pp. 49-59
Author(s):  
Piotr Piasecki
Keyword(s):  
Global Warming ◽  
Christian Tradition ◽  
Pope Francis ◽  
God's Will ◽  
Guiding Principle

Conversion is a transformation altering worldviews and identities through changed awareness of self, community (including religion, society, politics, economics and industry) and global ecology. The guiding principle of Laudato si’ by Pope Francis is contained in several points, “Everything is related”, relies on scientifical findings: life on Earth’s current forms depend on natural equilibriums. Biodiversity collapse and global warming are two deteriorations which deeply threaten the humanity survival. Christian tradition offers some precious assets to face this emergency, and become committed, as a Christian, in ecological causes: Ecological conversion is essentially a return to the realization of God’s will in the matter of caring for one’s home.

scholarly journals Dominion and Stewardship

AJIL Unbound ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 109 ◽  
pp. 132-135 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dinah Shelton
Keyword(s):  
Ecological Crisis ◽  
Christian Tradition ◽  
Pope Francis ◽  
Beneficial Use ◽  
Human Power ◽  
Biblical Texts ◽  
The Right

The Encyclical Letter of Pope Francis centers on an interpretation of Biblical texts that establishes human power over other creatures and the right to beneficial use of them, imposing a type of guardianship or a trust, not a right of ownership. The Pope emphasizes that message he presents is intended to be a universal one, not limited to all Catholics or even all Christians, but to “every person living on this planet.” The encyclical begins by reviewing several aspects of the present ecological crisis, then considers some principles drawn from the Judaeo-Christian tradition which can render commitment to the environment more coherent.

scholarly journals Wallace-Wells, David. A Terra Inabitável: uma história do futuro. 1ª ed. São Paulo: Companhia das Letras, 2019, 374p. ISSN: 978-85-359-3239-3

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
pp. e50713
Author(s):  
Victor De Matos Nascimento
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Global Warming ◽  
Sao Paulo ◽  
São Paulo ◽  
Global Level ◽  
Sea Levels ◽  
Guiding Principle ◽  
Rising Sea Levels

A obra contribui ao trazer um panorama que foca em questões centrais da mudança climática, como o aquecimento global, o aumento do nível dos oceanos e colapsos sociais. O eixo condutor da narrativa é a premissa de que a mudança climática é pior do que se imagina e é um fenômeno que não se pode evitar. O livro mobiliza uma série de eventos que têm ocorrido no planeta para ressaltar a necessidade urgente de ações em âmbito global para se evitar o agravamento deste problema.Palavras-chave: Mudança Climática; Aquecimento Global; Política Internacional.ABSTRACTThe book contributes by bringing a panorama that focuses on central issues of climate change, such as global warming, rising sea levels and social collapses. The guiding principle of the narrative is the premise that climate change is worse than imagined and is a phenomenon that cannot be avoided. The book mobilizes a series of events that have taken place on the planet to highlight the urgent need for actions at a global level to avoid aggravating this problem.Key words: Climate Change; Global Warming; International Politics.Recebido em: 04 Mai. 2020 | Aceito em: 22 Jun. 2020

scholarly journals A Media Ecologist/Physicist’s Take on Pope Francis’ Encyclical Laudato Si: An Ecumenical Approach to a Dialogue of Science and Religion

Philosophies ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 22
Author(s):  
Robert Logan
Keyword(s):  
Global Warming ◽  
Systems Approach ◽  
Science And Religion ◽  
Modern Life ◽  
Pope Francis ◽  
Root Cause ◽  
Hebrew Scriptures ◽  
The Earth ◽  
General Systems

An analysis is made of Pope Francis’ Encyclical Laudato Si from a general systems approach. A call is made for a dialogue between theologians and environmental scientist. A parallel is found between the Pope’s identification of rapidification as a root cause of global warming and McLuhan’s notion of the speedup of modern life due to the emergence of electric technology. An analysis of Hebrew Scriptures is made, suggesting that rather than subduing the earth, the translation of Gen 1:28 seems to indicate that the intention was to occupy and tend the land. The Jewish notion of Bal Tashchit one of the 613 mitzvos or commandments from Scripture, supports this interpretation as it calls for stewardship of G-d’s gifts.

Chance, Divine Action and the Natural Order of Things

2015 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 100-109
Author(s):  
Karl W. Giberson ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Scientific Understanding ◽  
Natural Order ◽  
Christian Tradition ◽  
Divine Action ◽  
Random Chance ◽  
God's Will ◽  
Theory Of Evolution ◽  
Hebrew Scriptures ◽  
The Bible ◽  
The World

Most people believe that everything happens for a reason. Whether it is “God’s will,” “karma” or “fate,” we want to believe that an overarching purpose undergirds everything, that nothing in the world--especially a disaster or tragedy--is a random, meaningless event. This dilemma presents itself provocatively in Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution that, in the conventional scientific understanding, is driven by random chance. Reconciling chance and divine purpose poses challenges to the Judeo-Christian tradition. But the Hebrew Scriptures, in the ancient and powerful story of Job, reveal that questions of purpose and order have long been a part of the conversation. Although the Bible generally affirms that God blesses the righteous in an orderly way, the story of Job is a powerful counterexample to this orderly scheme. The achingly beautiful but tragic story of Job, in concert with the modern quantum picture of the world, push back against the idea that “everything happens for a reason.”

Modelling ecosystem adaptation and dangerous rates of global warming

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 221-231 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rebecca Millington ◽  
Peter M. Cox ◽  
Jonathan R. Moore ◽  
Gabriel Yvon-Durocher
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Global Warming ◽  
Diffusion Rate ◽  
Individual Species ◽  
Genetic Evolution ◽  
Rates Of Change ◽  
Rapid Climate Change ◽  
Warming Climate ◽  
Intraspecies Competition ◽  
High Trait

Abstract We are in a period of relatively rapid climate change. This poses challenges for individual species and threatens the ecosystem services that humanity relies upon. Temperature is a key stressor. In a warming climate, individual organisms may be able to shift their thermal optima through phenotypic plasticity. However, such plasticity is unlikely to be sufficient over the coming centuries. Resilience to warming will also depend on how fast the distribution of traits that define a species can adapt through other methods, in particular through redistribution of the abundance of variants within the population and through genetic evolution. In this paper, we use a simple theoretical ‘trait diffusion’ model to explore how the resilience of a given species to climate change depends on the initial trait diversity (biodiversity), the trait diffusion rate (mutation rate), and the lifetime of the organism. We estimate theoretical dangerous rates of continuous global warming that would exceed the ability of a species to adapt through trait diffusion, and therefore lead to a collapse in the overall productivity of the species. As the rate of adaptation through intraspecies competition and genetic evolution decreases with species lifetime, we find critical rates of change that also depend fundamentally on lifetime. Dangerous rates of warming vary from 1°C per lifetime (at low trait diffusion rate) to 8°C per lifetime (at high trait diffusion rate). We conclude that rapid climate change is liable to favour short-lived organisms (e.g. microbes) rather than longer-lived organisms (e.g. trees).

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