Presentation Two

Presentation TwoPresentation Two

Climate Justice Climate Justice Based Based

Ecospirituality Ecospirituality (JBE)(JBE)

Dedicated toDedicated to

St. Francis of AssisiSt. Francis of AssisiHis life revolved around His life revolved around

Compassion and Compassion and ConservationConservation

Ecospirituality vs Ecospirituality vs JBEJBE

Ecospirituality built Ecospirituality built on sentimentality on sentimentality

Finding Spirit of God Finding Spirit of God in Cosmologyin Cosmology

It’s a spiritual view of It’s a spiritual view of our relationship with our relationship with earth and universeearth and universe

Religions Religions recommendrecommend

Justice based Justice based ecospirituality built ecospirituality built on logic and scienceon logic and science

Enabled by ecological Enabled by ecological intelligence intelligence

Enabled by ecological Enabled by ecological conscienceconscience

Justice demandsJustice demands

Ecospirituality Starts with Ecospirituality Starts with SpiritSpirit

God is Spirit - Jn 4:2God is Spirit - Jn 4:2

God the Spirit is enfleshed in God the Spirit is enfleshed in creation creation

The Spirit as the green face of The Spirit as the green face of God has become in our time God has become in our time

the wounded God. the wounded God.

Justice based Expression of Justice based Expression of the Spiritthe Spirit

Spirit = breathes, inhales, exhales, Spirit = breathes, inhales, exhales, Spirit is life: opposite is death, Spirit is life: opposite is death,

realms of death; injustice realms of death; injustice Current process of production, Current process of production,

consumption, global market is the consumption, global market is the maximum organized expressions of maximum organized expressions of the assault against the Spirit.the assault against the Spirit.

Wounded Noosphere Wounded Noosphere (Spirit)(Spirit)

External curse to internal External curse to internal cursecurse

human Spirit is crucifiedhuman Spirit is crucified Earth Spirit lives with us in Earth Spirit lives with us in

and through the created and through the created world, suffers loss and painworld, suffers loss and pain

Mother Earth – God’s Mother Earth – God’s HabitatHabitat

After finding Spirit in After finding Spirit in Cosmology Cosmology

our treatment of the earth must our treatment of the earth must automatically change.automatically change.

Job 32: 8Job 32: 8

“ “But there is a But there is a spirit in man, and spirit in man, and the breath of the the breath of the Almighty gives him Almighty gives him understanding.” understanding.”

Elihu, the Son of Barchel the Elihu, the Son of Barchel the BuziteBuzite

Elihu symbolizes spirit Noosphere) (Job Elihu symbolizes spirit Noosphere) (Job 32:2)32:2)

Elihu claims that God can use suffering Elihu claims that God can use suffering to purify the righteous to perfection (A to purify the righteous to perfection (A Destructive Creator) (PDR)Destructive Creator) (PDR)

Issues or Mysteries?Issues or Mysteries?

Justice-based Ecospirituality does Justice-based Ecospirituality does not see: Global Warming and not see: Global Warming and Climate Change (PD) as “Big Issues” Climate Change (PD) as “Big Issues” but as “Mysteries” or Spiritual Crisisbut as “Mysteries” or Spiritual Crisis

Climate Change is a Spiritual Crisis

• This is the moment of Grace• This crisis is about moving

toward awareness, enlightenment, perfection, consciousness, complexity, transcendence and transformation

• Fossil Record reveals Complexity after every Mass Extinction

Five Mass Extinctions-Five Mass Extinctions-Climate Change the Climate Change the

CulpritCulprit

John Muir, 1869John Muir, 1869

• ““Everything in Nature called Everything in Nature called destruction must be destruction must be Creation, a change from Creation, a change from beauty to beauty.”beauty to beauty.”

• Evolution Loves Death – Evolution Loves Death – Anne DillardAnne Dillard

Spirit of the Age demands Climate Spirit of the Age demands Climate JusticeJustice

same convictionssame convictions Same dreamsSame dreams same rationalitysame rationality same feelings. same feelings. Our generation is ready for Our generation is ready for

Compassion and Compassion and Conservation.Conservation.

Populorum Populorum ProgressioProgressio

Paul VI called for the creation Paul VI called for the creation of a model of market economy of a model of market economy capable of including within its capable of including within its range all peoples and not just range all peoples and not just the better off. the better off. (Compassion) (Compassion)

He called for efforts to build He called for efforts to build new world in which “all will be new world in which “all will be able to give and receive, without able to give and receive, without one group making progress at one group making progress at the expense of the other”. the expense of the other”. (Conservation)(Conservation)

Market Economy CV Market Economy CV 4, 334, 33

• Without internal forms of Without internal forms of solidarity and mutual trust, solidarity and mutual trust, the market cannot completely the market cannot completely fulfill its proper economic fulfill its proper economic functionfunction. . (Compassion)(Compassion)

• The social doctrine of the The social doctrine of the Church has unceasingly Church has unceasingly highlighted the importance highlighted the importance of commutative justice, of commutative justice, distributive justice and social distributive justice and social justice for the market justice for the market economy. economy. (Conservation)(Conservation)

Climate Change to Climate Climate Change to Climate JusticeJustice

Capability-Related JusticeCapability-Related Justice Performance-Related JusticePerformance-Related Justice Needs-Related JusticeNeeds-Related Justice Distributive JusticeDistributive Justice Intergenerational JusticeIntergenerational Justice Participatory JusticeParticipatory Justice Procedural JusticeProcedural Justice Functional JusticeFunctional Justice Punitive JusticePunitive Justice Transitional JusticeTransitional Justice Restorative JusticeRestorative Justice Transformative JusticeTransformative Justice On Time JusticeOn Time Justice

Intergenerational Intergenerational JusticeJustice

“ “Integral human Integral human development development cannot ignore cannot ignore coming coming generations, but generations, but need to be marked need to be marked by solidarity and by solidarity and inter-generational inter-generational justice.” CV 4, 48justice.” CV 4, 48

Spirit of the Age Spirit of the Age can be grouped can be grouped into 4 themesinto 4 themes

Four Four SpiritualitiesSpiritualities

1.1. Dominion SpiritualityDominion Spiritualityor Justice or Justice ManManipulated Spiritualityipulated Spirituality

Earth is the Source of all ValueEarth is the Source of all Value Humans feel rightfully to exploit Humans feel rightfully to exploit

naturenature Subjugating and empowering nature Subjugating and empowering nature

Lynn White Jr – Historical Roots of Lynn White Jr – Historical Roots of our Ecological Crisis (1967)our Ecological Crisis (1967)

2. Stewardship 2. Stewardship SpiritualitySpirituality

Man-centered Justice Man-centered Justice SpiritualitySpirituality

► Man becomes the Source of All ValueMan becomes the Source of All Value► humans care for creation, intend to serve our humans care for creation, intend to serve our

needs needs ► wide gap between humans & creationwide gap between humans & creation► no sense of solidarity with other species. no sense of solidarity with other species.

3. Creation Centered 3. Creation Centered SpiritualitySpirituality

or Justice for or Justice for AllAll Spirituality Spirituality Creation is the source of all ValueCreation is the source of all Value the emphasis on intrinsic value of the emphasis on intrinsic value of

naturenature all life deserve protectionall life deserve protection recognizes interdependence within web recognizes interdependence within web

of lifeof life Accepts science and other religious Accepts science and other religious

beliefsbeliefs

4. Deep Ecology 4. Deep Ecology SpiritualitySpirituality

or Deep Justice or Deep Justice SpiritualitySpirituality

According to Arne Naess, every According to Arne Naess, every being, whether human, animal being, whether human, animal or vegetable, has an equal right or vegetable, has an equal right to live and blossom. to live and blossom.

Celebrates our Cosmic RootsCelebrates our Cosmic Roots radical re-visioning of natureradical re-visioning of nature revival of asceticism, mysticismrevival of asceticism, mysticism

Chief SeattleChief Seattle This we know: the This we know: the

earth does not earth does not belong to man, man belong to man, man belongs to the earth. belongs to the earth. All things are All things are connected like the connected like the blood that unites us blood that unites us all. all.

Justicia in Mundo, Justicia in Mundo, 1111

“ … “ … demand for resources and energy demand for resources and energy by the richer nations, whether capitalist by the richer nations, whether capitalist or socialist, and such are the effects of or socialist, and such are the effects of dumping by them in the atmosphere dumping by them in the atmosphere and the sea that irreparable damage and the sea that irreparable damage would be done to the essential elements would be done to the essential elements of life on earth, such as air and water of life on earth, such as air and water …”…” (Justice in the World, 1971)(Justice in the World, 1971)

Noah Noah SpiritualitySpirituality

Save All Life Save All Life on Earthon Earth

Bishop Nicholas Mang Thang of Bishop Nicholas Mang Thang of HakhaHakha

An Appeal to Climate An Appeal to Climate JusticeJustice

Compassion Compassion

Conservation Conservation

the Best the Best InvestmentsInvestments

Pope Benedict on Climate JusticePope Benedict on Climate Justice

““One of the greatest One of the greatest challenges facing the economy challenges facing the economy is to achieve the most efficient is to achieve the most efficient use, not abuse, of natural use, not abuse, of natural resources.” CV 4, 50resources.” CV 4, 50

Climate Justice... is keeping the Climate Justice... is keeping the resources in working order, as resources in working order, as well as preventing over-use. well as preventing over-use.

It is not the Use: but the AbuseIt is not the Use: but the Abuse

Appeal from St. Francis to JBE

Not to hurt Not to hurt our humble

(the animals) Is our first duty to them,

but to stop there is not enough

We have a higher mission To be of service to them

whenever they require it

Animals – Commodity or Animals – Commodity or Community?Community?

Chicken, Sheep, Pig, Cow, FishChicken, Sheep, Pig, Cow, Fish

They are our older brothers and They are our older brothers and sisterssisters

They Carry God’s Spark, radiance, They Carry God’s Spark, radiance, Stamp – God found it was GoodStamp – God found it was Good

Dante Alighieri (1265-1321) ‘These Dante Alighieri (1265-1321) ‘These sparks, in every soul, which come sparks, in every soul, which come directly from God, have no end: they directly from God, have no end: they are imprinted forever with the stamp are imprinted forever with the stamp of God’s beauty.’of God’s beauty.’

Older Sister ChickenOlder Sister Chicken Kingdom – AnimaliaKingdom – Animalia Phylum – ChordataPhylum – Chordata Subphylum – VertebrataSubphylum – Vertebrata Class – AvesClass – Aves Order – GalliformesOrder – Galliformes Family – PhasianidaeFamily – Phasianidae Genus – GallusGenus – Gallus Species – G. domesticusSpecies – G. domesticus Francis – Sister ChickenFrancis – Sister Chicken Origin – God’s Radiance, Origin – God’s Radiance,

God’s StampGod’s Stamp

Older Sister Sheep or GoatOlder Sister Sheep or Goat Kingdom – AnimaliaKingdom – Animalia Phylum – ChordataPhylum – Chordata Subphylum – VertebrataSubphylum – Vertebrata Class – MammaliaClass – Mammalia Order – ArtiodactylaOrder – Artiodactyla Family – BovidaeFamily – Bovidae Genus – CapraGenus – Capra Species – C. hircusSpecies – C. hircus Francis – Sister LambFrancis – Sister Lamb Origin – God’s Radiance, God’s Origin – God’s Radiance, God’s

StampStamp

Older Sister Holy CowOlder Sister Holy Cow Kingdom – AnimaliaKingdom – Animalia Phylum – ChordataPhylum – Chordata Subphylum – VertebrataSubphylum – Vertebrata Class – MammaliaClass – Mammalia Order – ArtiodactylaOrder – Artiodactyla Family – BovidaeFamily – Bovidae Genus – BosGenus – Bos Species – B. taurusSpecies – B. taurus Francis – Brother CowFrancis – Brother Cow Origin – God’s Radiance, God’s Origin – God’s Radiance, God’s

StampStamp

Older Brother Older Brother Dirty Dirty PigPig Kingdom – AnimaliaKingdom – Animalia Phylum – ChordataPhylum – Chordata Subphylum – VertebrataSubphylum – Vertebrata Class – MammaliaClass – Mammalia Order – ArtiodactylaOrder – Artiodactyla Family – SuidaeFamily – Suidae Genus – SusGenus – Sus Species – S. domesticaSpecies – S. domestica Francis – Brother PigFrancis – Brother Pig Origin – God’s Radiance, God’s Origin – God’s Radiance, God’s

StampStamp

Oldest Sister FishOldest Sister Fish Kingdom – Animalia, insectaKingdom – Animalia, insecta Phylum – ChordataPhylum – Chordata Subphylum – VertebrataSubphylum – Vertebrata Class – ActinopterygiiClass – Actinopterygii Order – TetraodontiformesOrder – Tetraodontiformes Family – TetraodontidaeFamily – Tetraodontidae Genus – BosGenus – Bos Species – B.SalmonSpecies – B.Salmon Francis – Sister FishFrancis – Sister Fish Origin – God’s Radiance, God’s Origin – God’s Radiance, God’s

StampStamp

Human BeingsHuman Beings Kingdom – AnimaliaKingdom – Animalia Phylum – ChordataPhylum – Chordata Subphylum – VertebrataSubphylum – Vertebrata Class – MammaliaClass – Mammalia Order – PrimatesOrder – Primates Family – HominoideaFamily – Hominoidea Genus – HomoGenus – Homo Species – H. sapiensSpecies – H. sapiens Origin – God’s Radiance, God’s Origin – God’s Radiance, God’s

StampStamp

Sollicitudo rei Sollicitudo rei Socialis, 34 Socialis, 34 

One cannot use with impunity the One cannot use with impunity the different categories of beings, different categories of beings, whether living or inanimate, whether living or inanimate, animals, plants, the natural animals, plants, the natural elements, simply as one wishes, elements, simply as one wishes, according to one sown economic according to one sown economic needs. needs. (Compassion)(Compassion)

On the contrary, one must take On the contrary, one must take into account the nature of each into account the nature of each being and of its mutual connection being and of its mutual connection in an ordered system, which is in an ordered system, which is precisely the cosmos. (The Social precisely the cosmos. (The Social Concern of the Church, 1987) Concern of the Church, 1987) (Conservation)(Conservation)

Man, Imago DeiMan, Imago Dei

• Stop digging resources on earth, but start digging human resources

• The Hidden resources of Man• The Creator• The Image of God• New Person, Heavenly Person, Royal Person• The compassionate, humble, kind, loving

Pope St. Leo the Great - Pope St. Leo the Great - 461461

• Wake up man, and recognize the high Wake up man, and recognize the high estate of your human nature. estate of your human nature. Remember you are made in God’s Remember you are made in God’s ImageImage

• Though we are God’s sons and Though we are God’s sons and daughters, we do not realize it yet! daughters, we do not realize it yet! (Meister Eckhart)(Meister Eckhart)

The Sixth Kingdom of Life - The Sixth Kingdom of Life - ManMan

Kingdom – DivineKingdom – Divine Phylum – CompassionatePhylum – Compassionate Subphylum – HumbleSubphylum – Humble Class – Spiritual BeingClass – Spiritual Being Order – AngelsOrder – Angels Family – Imago DeiFamily – Imago Dei Genus – HomoGenus – Homo Species – H. NovusSpecies – H. Novus Monera, Protista, Fungi, Plantae, Monera, Protista, Fungi, Plantae,

AnimaliaAnimalia

JBE built on Faith, Hope and CharityJBE built on Faith, Hope and Charity

Christian hope,Christian hope, a powerful social a powerful social resource at the service of integral resource at the service of integral human developmenthuman development

Hope is already Hope is already present in faith,present in faith, indeed it is called forth by faith. indeed it is called forth by faith.

CharityCharity feeds on hope feeds on hope and, at the and, at the same time, manifests it. CV 3, 34same time, manifests it. CV 3, 34

Four Engines that Four Engines that drive JBE drive JBE

SacrificeSacrifice

SharingSharing

CompassionCompassion

ConservationConservation

St. Francis prescribes St. Francis prescribes Justice based ecospirituality Justice based ecospirituality

to Creationto Creation• He expressed Justice

based ecospirituality in his "Canticle of the Sun." As a result:

• Sun becomes a brother• Moon becomes a sister• Wolf becomes a brother• Lamb becomes a sister