Pope Francis

Chapter 1

What is happening to our common home

Seeing the crisis informed by science (pollution, throwaway culture, climate change, ect)

environment and society are both degrading

Key terms: throwaway culture, common good, ecological debt

Chapter 2

Judgment based off of scripture and faith

"Till and keep" -> responsibility of stewardship

Creation has value in itself not just for human use

Key terms: Universal communion, common detention of goods, Domino

Chapter 3

Diagnosis of underlying causes

Root of problem come from technocratic paradime

praises technology itself, warn about power without ethics

misguided modern anthropocentrism, humans = center

Key terms: technocratic paradime, misguided modern anthropocentrism, practical relativism

Chapter 4

The positive vision "everything is connected"

Faced with complex crisis, it is a social + environmental

Key terms: ecology, cultural ecology, ecology of daily living, common good, intergenerational justice

Chapter 5

the "act" stage on a institutional level

international, national, and local policies

Transparent decision making with environmental impact assessment

economics = fulfillment ≠ profits

-> technology shouldn't be subordinate to economy neither politics to economy

Key terms: honest dialogue, religion in dialogue with science

Chapter 6

the "act" stage at personal/spiritual level

real change requires change of heart (metanoia)

criticism of compulsive consumerism and promotes simpler lifestyle (christian sobriety)

education between humanity and environment, civil and social love as political virtue

key terms: ecological conversion, sacramental trinity

Throwaway culture

treats things as disposable. Nature is recyclable (extract, use, discard, extract again). We are linear (extract, use, discard)

Rapidization

our technology advancements are outpacing biological evolution. change ≠ bad, it is speed = bad.

Common Good

what belongs to all and serves to all

The cry of earth and the cry of the poor

our environmental damage and poverty are linked

Commen and differential responsibilities

everyone has to help, some have to help more than others

Dominion

"Humans should have dominion" (Genisis), means to till and keep not to unlimitedly exploit

Book Of Genisi

Till and Keep

God, Neighbor, earth (sin = breaking relationship)

Intrinsic Value

Value for just being/existing

universal communion

everything god created is linked, we are united with all creatures, doesn't make all creature equal to humans, humans have responsibility and dignity

common destination of good

all creations inherited this world equally. Private property is allowed, but is bellow the right of everyone to use earth

technocratic paradime

reality = raw controllable material. collection of this material is maximized through technology, efficiency, and profit

Misguided Modern anthropocentrism

humans see themselves as absolute master not as steward of environment

Practical Relativism

Result of Misguided Modern anthropocentrism, when ones own desire becomes the only measure (doesnt serves desire = useless)

Dignity of work

it is in human dignity and fulfillment to work

Ecology

how organisms interact with each other and the environment

(Cultural ecology, integral ecology, daily life ecology)

integral ecology

everything is connected, we face one complex problem not just a bunch of smaller ones

intergenerational justice

the earth is loaned to us and we will be passed on

Honest Dialogue

solutions must come though open and transparent dialogue at every level (International, National, and local)

Environmental Transparency in decision Making

must be tested before implemented

Religion in dialogue with science

science alone cant solve crisis, we need ethics, meaning, and motivation

Christian Sobriaty

The less is more, appreciate the small things, find joy in the minute

ecological conversion

a change in heart, where faith leads us to care about the creation

two closing prayers

"prayer for our earth"

"a christian prayer in union with creation"

Ethers Pearl

Eroticism is bigger than sex

Derek Black and Matthew Stevenson

Outrage at someone for all they know wont help the situation

Richard Davidson

Neuroplasticity (path, walk once, twice, ect)

mental hygiene, ability to voluntarily bring back a wandering attention is the root of judgment

Ecological Sin

a crime against the natural world is a sin against ourselves and a sin against God (francis said)