The necessity of the spirituality to face the ecological crisis: the message of the encyclical letter Laudato si’
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https://doi.org/10.15633/acr.2410Keywords:
Christianity, ecological crisis, ecology, Pope Francis, spiritualityAbstract
The article concerns, according to the Pope’s Francis encyclical letter Laudato si’, the relations between the Christian spirituality and the ecological crisis. It presents the concept of God as the Creator and at the same time the caring Host-Tutor of the world. The second thematic area concerns the indicated in the encyclical letter Laudato si’ causes of the contemporary ecological crisis. These data are the basis for the presentation of the positive potential of Christian spirituality, even its necessity to successfully confront the ecological crisis.
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