The Greening of the Papacy

Edited by Ronald A. Simkins and John J. O'Keefe, Creighton University

Introduction (pp. 1-4)

John J. O'Keefe, Creighton University [ Introduction ]

1. The Common Good: Human, or Cosmic? (pp. 5-15)

Daniel P. Scheid, Duquesne University [ Chapter 1 ]

2. Anthropocentrism and the Place of Humans in the Biblical Tradition (pp. 16-29)

Ronald A. Simkins, Creighton University [ Chapter 2 ]

3. Back to Our Environmental Roots: How the Bible Serves to Ground Faith and Action in Roman Catholicism, Protestantism, and Judaism (pp. 30-45)

Leonard Greenspoon, Creighton University [ Chapter 3 ]

4. Whence the Urgency of Benedict's Green Streak? Scripture? Philosophy? Or the Crisis Itself? (pp. 46-55)

Dennis Hamm, S.J., Creighton University [ Chapter 4 ]

5. Philosophical Obstacles to Shared Responsibility for Climate Change (pp. 56-72)

Anne Ozar, Creighton University [ Chapter 5 ]

6. Catholic Social Teaching, Ecology, and Food Ethics (pp. 73-84)

John Sniegocki, Xavier University, Cincinnati [ Chapter 6 ]

7. Pope Benedict's Anthropocentrism: Is it a Deal Breaker? (pp. 85-93)

John J. O'Keefe, Creighton University [ Chapter 7 ]

8. Protestant Responses to Roman Catholic Environmental Thought (pp. 94-106)

H. Ashley Hall, Creighton University [ Chapter 8 ]

9. Deep Religious Pluralism in an Era of Ecological Decline (pp. 107-17)

Sandra B. Lubarsky, Appalachian State University [ Chapter 9 ]

10. Fresh Commandments for the Greening of Religion: An Essay in Process Ecopoetics (pp. 118-32)

Jay McDaniel, Hendrix College [ Chapter 10 ]

11. From the Pope to the Pew: Is Papal Teaching on the Environment a Factor in Moving Parishes to Action? (pp. 133-45)

Daniel J. Misleh and Daniel R. DiLeo, Catholic Coalition on Climate Change [ Chapter 11 ]