Kako čitati encikliku pape Franje Laudato si’?
How to Read Pope Francis’ Encyclical Letter Laudato si’?

From Dialogue to Community and Connection

Summary/Abstract: In 2015, Pope Francis released his encyclical letter Laudato si’ – On Care for Our Common Home, which aroused great interest among the faithful of the Catholic Church and in the academic community. To understand the encyclical better, this article outlines its three main characteristics: the dialogue between faith and reason, the universal communion, and the inseparable connection between economics, ecology, and poverty. The first characteristic concerns the cooperation with eminent scientists which resulted in the text of the first chapter of the encyclical. The second characteristic refers to the connection between all creatures in the world that proceeds from God’s act of creation, and the third refers to the inseparable interconnectedness of economy, ecology, and poverty. All three characteristics of the encyclical are in the function of promoting the comprehensive ecology as the only alternative to the dominant paradigm of market economy and attitude towards the environment.

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