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Join us online this evening for a dialogue on the fascinating and innovative topic of "agro-ecology". What is agro-ecology? And how might it contribute to a "moral vision" for agriculture?
Monday 22 July, 18.00 BST
Register here:
lsri.campion.ox.ac.uk/IEdial…
1. The LSRI is delighted to be involved in the international environmental justice conference: 'Making Hope Possible'.
The evnet will take place at the Lassalle-Institut, Switzerland, 25-29 August 2024.
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4. Keynote Speakers including Prof. Amar Nayak (@ximb_official), Prof. Chinwe Ifejika Speranza (unibern), Dr. Roberto Jaramillo Bernal SJ (@SJES_Rome) in the beautiful surrounds of the Lassalle Institut.
1. It is wonderful to see that the Pontifical universities and Atheneums in Rome have just launched a new online diploma in Integral Ecology: "from Laudato Si’
to Laudate Deum".
immatricolazioni.unigre.it
2. The course will be officially inaugurated on 25th January with up to 31st March 2024. Enrolment will be at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome (the Course secretariat) with access to online services like a digital library, course material, etc.
3. The instructor list is very strong, featuring LSRI Director Celia Deane-Drummond and others. A great opportunity for anyone interested to understand more about this promising methodological approach to the crisis: vaticannews.va/en/vatican-ci…
1. In October last year, Pope Francis published his apostolic exhortation, "Laudate Deum: On the Climate Crisis". Researchers at the LSRI have offered various responses to this important document. A 🧵.
2. In this article, Professor Emilio Chuvieco, a Visiting Scholar at the LSRI, provides some introductory analysis of its themes and challenges: lsri.campion.ox.ac.uk/news/l…
3. And here, LSRI Associate Director Dr Timothy Howles outlines some of the theological-philosophical themes that arise from it, with special reference to the tradition of Catholic Social Thought that provides its deep structure: thinkingfaith.org/articles/l…
The LSRI is pleased to announce the publication of this new volume, edited by our Director Celia Deane-Drummond and Hilda P. Koster:
“In Solidarity with the Earth: A Multi-Disciplinary Theological Engagement with Gender, Mining and Toxic Contamination”
lsri.campion.ox.ac.uk/public…
4. This book provides evaluation and analysis of these movements from a multidisciplinary perspective. It will be useful for those working in theology and religions, but also development studies, political philosophy, sociology, geography and environmental ethics, amongst others.
5. For those interested to find out more, we recently hosted an online discussion introducing the text, with critical responses from Professor Emmanuel Katongole, Dr Christiana Zenner, and Dr Javier Arellano-Yanguas amongst others.
lsri.campion.ox.ac.uk/events…