" The Catholic Church and Global Warming: Teilhard, Green Popes, and Laudato Si'"

Join us for our first St. Albert the Great Lecture on Friday, September 25th at 7pm in the ATH Chapel.  Astronomy Professor Jonathan Lunine will give the following talk:  

"The promulgation of the Encyclical "Laudato Si' was a pivotal moment for the Church and for the environmental movement: Pope Francis' brilliant synthesis of the science behind global warming and its socioeconomic effects with Christian teachings on the poor represent a uniquely powerful call for action. But is this a new direction for the Church in terms of its teachings on the environment?  I will show that the Encyclical has deep roots in Catholic teaching as well as in the ideas of Teilhard de Chardin, who for a long time sat on the fringes of the Church. Most importantly, the power of the Encyclical's words must be translated into the power of action...we will have a group discussion on how to make that happen."

Email Joe at jem479@cornell.edu for more info.