Moderators: Paul Contino & Leigh Tost

Readings:

Pope Francis, Laudato Si

Modernity often views the created world as a scarce resource to be exploited for profit and human individuals as agents separated from their environment. Pope Francis’s landmark encyclical argues otherwise, drawing on Catholic social teaching, Christian spirituality, and recent environmental science. He advocates for an alternative economy grounded in an “integral human ecology,” in which the human body subsists in networks of interrelationship with human and non-human life. The Eucharist itself—a piece of matter that sanctifies the cosmos—is an important touchstone of Francis’s ecological theology.

Seminar Schedule:

9:00-9:30 Mass in Church of Our Savior (optional)
9:30-10:00 Coffee & donuts on patio
10:00-11:30 Session 1 in Newman Hall
11:30-12:30 Buffet Lunch outside on the patio
12:30-1:30 Session 2 in Newman Hall

This Event is made possible by the support of ‘In Lumine: Supporting the Catholic Intellectual Tradition on Campuses Nationwide’ (Grant #62372) from the John Templeton Foundation. The opinions expressed in any publications, videos, lectures, etc. associated with this project are those of the author(s) or speaker(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the John Templeton Foundation.