Sustainable Development Goals and the Catholic Church: Catholic Social Teaching and the UN’s Agenda 2030 (Routledge New Critical Thinking in Religion, Theology and Biblical Studies)

By: Katarzyna Cichos and Jaros 322 and Aw A. Sobkowiak and Ryszard F. Sadowski and Beata Zbarachewicz and Rados 322 and Aw Zenderowski and Stanis 322 and Aw Dzieko 324 and Ski

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Synopsis: This book identifies both the consistencies and disparities between Catholic Social Teaching and the United Nation’s (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). With Pope Francis’ Laudato si’ encyclical, Catholicism seems to be engaging more than ever with environmental and developmental concerns. However, there remains the question of how these theological statements will be put into practice. The ongoing involvement of the Catholic Church in social matters makes it a significant potential partner in issues around development. Therefore, with the use of the comparative method, this book brings together authors from multiple disciplines to assess how the political and legal aspects of each of the UN’s 17 SDGs are addressed by Catholic Social Teaching. Chapters answer the question of how the Catholic Church evaluates the concept of sustainable development as defined by the Agenda 2030 Goals, as well as assessing how and if it can contribute to shaping the contemporary concept of global development. Examining the potential level of cooperation between the international community and the Catholic Church in the implementation of the Agenda 2030 Goals, this volume will be of keen interest to scholars of Catholic Studies, Religious Studies and the Sociology of Religion, as well as Environmental Studies and Development Studies.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 284 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9781000261271
Related ISBNs:: 9781003053620, 9780367513849, 9780367506353
Publisher:: Taylor and Francis
Date of Addition:: 11/30/20
Copyrighted By:: selection and editorial matter, Katarzyna Cichos, Jaros
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Nonfiction, Science, Outdoors and Nature, Religion and Spirituality, Social Studies, Earth Sciences, Politics and Government, Sociology
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:: Katarzyna Cichos
Edited by:: Jarosław A. Sobkowiak
Edited by:: Ryszard F. Sadowski
Edited by:: Beata Zbarachewicz
Edited by:: Radosław Zenderowski
Edited by:: Stanisław Dziekoński