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Ecological Education in “Laudato si’”
Kureethadam, Joshtrom Isaac (Wyższe Seminaria Duchowne Towarzystwa Salezjańskiego, 2016)
Laudato Si’, Pope Francis’ recent encyclical on care for our common home, reminds us that ecological education is vital to becoming more responsible stewards of our home planet. In the face of the contemporary ecological crisis, we stand in need of a deep personal transformation and a radical renewal of our life-styles. Here the role of education is paramount. Pope Francis calls for an ecological education capable of establishing a new covenant between humanity and the natural world. According to the Pope, we need a holistic education that can re-establish harmony with nature, our fellow human beings and the Transcendent. The Pope also speaks of the variety of settings for education to ecological citizenship: schools, families, media, catechesis, houses of religious formation, etc. Education towards ecological citizenship is the need of the hour in this crucial moment of planetary emergency.
Salvation from Below. Individuals and Grassroots Movements for Ecological Renewal
Kureethadam, Joshtrom Isaac (Wyższe Seminaria Duchowne Towarzystwa Salezjańskiego, 2015)
The author argues that the lack of success in responding to the contemporary ecological crisis – the greatest of humanity’s challenges today – has to do mostly with a top-down approach, as evident in international climate change negotiations. It appears that we have left the responsibility of dealing with the crisis mostly to politicians, technocrats, geo-engineers, and the lot. We have expected salvation to come from above. However, any solution to the ecological crisis will probably come from below, from committed individuals and grassroots mass movements, who can make an indispensable contribution in the restoration of our common home. The paper offers examples of some charismatic individuals and movements who have substantially contributed to addressing the challenge of the ecological crisis in our day. The article concludes with a reflection on the importance of motivating groups and individuals to care for our common home.