Religious Studies Faculty Publications
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-2020
Publication Source
Commonweal
Abstract
In Laudato si’, Pope Francis offers a vision of moral responsibility rooted in awareness of the world around us. He points to St. Francis, who “looked with love” on all creatures, as a model. He writes of an “attitude of the heart, one which approaches life with serene attentiveness, which is capable of being fully present” to everyone and everything. And he also calls for an “intense dialogue” between religion and science, which has its own “gaze.” The H.J. Andrews Experimental Forest in Oregon, one of the world’s most studied ecosystems, offers an especially rich opportunity for such dialogue. Here scientists have cultivated their own gaze of “serene attentiveness.” What can theology learn by looking with scientists at such a complex ecosystem?
Inclusive pages
20-25
ISBN/ISSN
0010-3330
Document Version
Published Version
Copyright
Copyright © 2020, Commonweal Magazine
Volume
147
Issue
1
Keywords
Laudato Si', environmental stewardship, experimental forest
eCommons Citation
Miller, Vincent J., "A Cathedral Not Made by Hands" (2020). Religious Studies Faculty Publications. 145.
https://ecommons.udayton.edu/rel_fac_pub/145
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