Cauriensia
Volume 11, 2016, Pages 407-426

Environmental refugees' "not"-common house in the light of Laudato Si [A casa "in"comum dos refugiados ambientais à luz da Laudato Si] (Article) (Open Access)

Araújo J. , Gomes C.C. , Jácomo A.
  • a Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Instituto de Bioética, Portugal
  • b Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Instituto de Bioética, Portugal
  • c Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Instituto de Bioética, Portugal

Abstract

The relationship of human beings with nature has been changing. According to the Biblical narrative of the beginning, Man should take care of nature, not master or dominate it. This "oppressive" domination over the universe has undergone profound changes in the structure of the planet. Environmental deterioration is advancing at an overwhelming pace, putting current generations and especially future generations at risk. This Article describes environmental refugees as victims to whom the "common house" has become an "in-common house". Our analysis relies on the narrative of the Genesis and on Pope Francis' Encyclical Laudato Si, proposing a human sense of ecology.

Author Keywords

Creation Ecology Climate changing Environmental refugees

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Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85028967451&doi=10.1088%2f1748-9326%2f10%2f6%2f060201&partnerID=40&md5=d0ad98f030fe691967939cd4fb587ad6
DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/10/6/060201
ISSN: 18864945
Original Language: English; Portuguese