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Encyclical on Climate Change and Inequality

On Care for Our Common Home

by Pope Francis
Naomi Oreskes
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The complete text of the landmark encyclical letter from Pope Francis that, as Time magazine reported, “rocked the international community”
In the Encyclical on Climate Change and Inequality, the beloved Pope exhorts the world to combat environmental degradation and its impact on the poor. In a stirring, clarion call that is not merely aimed at Catholic listeners but rather at a wide, lay audience, the Pope cites the overwhelming scientific evidence of climate change, and does not hesitate to detail how it is the result of a historic level of unequal distribution of wealth.
It is, in short, as the New York Times labeled it, “An urgent call to action . . . intended to persuade followers around the world change their behavior, in hopes of protecting a fragile planet.”
With an insightful and informative introduction by Harvard professor Naomi Oreskes, famed for her bestselling Merchants of Doubt: How a Handful of Scientists Obscured the Truth on Issues from Tobacco Smoke to Global Warming.

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    August 4, 2015

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      • ISBN: 9780399568725
      • File size: 160837 KB
      • Duration: 05:35:04

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    • English

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Pope Francis's encyclical on climate change and inequality may change the world, but that doesn't make it an easy read. As befits this document, the analysis--both political and theological--is dense and carefully wrought. The few phrases that have bubbled up into the popular press do not represent the whole. Naomi Oreskes's introduction summarizes the themes presented. The summary is useful. Comprehending the whole is worthwhile. Expect to review sections more than once. Mark Bramhall and Linda Korn provide a clear and appropriately didactic narration. Their performance is slowly paced and clearly pronounced to aid comprehension. They do not condescend to their listeners. They do not add drama when it is unnecessary. This encyclical repays careful study. F.C. © AudioFile 2015, Portland, Maine

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