Our Common Home: Origins, Theology and Implications of Laudato Si

This course explores the encyclical Laudato Si in the context of the Catholic Social Tradition, the discipline of Eco-theology, and the broader geo-political matrix of modern society. The course emphasizes the historical development of the encyclical, the scientific content of its assumptions, the ground of its theology and ethics, the practical applications of its teachings, and the pastoral implications of its ideas.