The Sacramentality of Creation

Erscheinungsjahr 2026
ISBN: 978-1-78812-724-0
Verlag: Messenger Publications

Buch, Englisch, 176 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 210 mm

The contemporary world is struggling to deal with the ecological crisis. In the midst of the current world-wide concern, how can Christians respond in a meaningful way? Pope Francis has taken a lead and has demonstrated a keen interest in the protection of, and care for, the created world. This theme has been a prominent feature of many of his homilies, public addresses and, quintessentially, the papal encyclical, Laudato Si’ (2015) and the recent Apostolic Exhortation, Laudate Deum (2023).

This book offers a variety of well-informed theological responses to the ongoing destruction of the environment and the need for the preservation and care of the created world for future generations in our ‘common home’. Many of the contributions draw on the writings of Pope Francis, but also draw extensively on a variety of biblical texts and contemporary thinking in ecological theology. This is the second edited collection produced by the Catholic Theological Association for Messenger Publications, following on from the success of Synodality and the Recovery of Vatican II – A New Way for Catholics (2024).  This edited book features some of the prominent Catholic theological thinkers who are members of the Association and includes contributions from some invited guests.

Autoren/Hrsg.

McKinney, Stephen J

O'Loughlin, Thomas

Toth, Beata

Tóth, Beáta

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religionssoziologie und -psychologie, Spiritualität, Mystik
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Soziallehre und Sozialethik, Pastoral und Seelsorge
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Denkansätze und Ideologie der Umweltschützer

Über Autor(innen)

McKinney, Stephen J
Stephen McKinney is Professor of Pedagogy, Praxis and Faith at the University of Glasgow. His interests are in the interface between theology and Catholic education.

Tóth, Beáta
Beáta Tóth has a PhD in English Literature as well as a Doctoral Degree in Theology (both from the Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium). She is Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Systematic Theology at Sapientia College of Theology, Budapest. Her fields of interest include the theological anthropology of the heart, the contemporary debate concerning the theology of love and emotionality, the Trinitarian thought of Saint Augustine of Hippo and the interface between theology and literature. Since 2012 she has been editor of Sapientiana, a journal of theology, philosophy and religious life.

O'Loughlin, Thomas
Thomas O’Loughlin is a writer, historian and theologian. He has taught and written extensively on different practices and interpretations of Eucharistic celebration leading to inter-church disagreement. He is involved in ecumenical reflections on eucharistic activity and has explored whether a richer understanding of the nature of worship could overcome inherited misunderstandings and divisions among Christians.

Beáta Tóth has a PhD in English Literature as well as a Doctoral Degree in Theology (both from the Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium). She is Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Systematic Theology at Sapientia College of Theology, Budapest. Her fields of interest include the theological anthropology of the heart, the contemporary debate concerning the theology of love and emotionality, the Trinitarian thought of Saint Augustine of Hippo and the interface between theology and literature. Since 2012 she has been editor of Sapientiana, a journal of theology, philosophy and religious life.