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The Pope Francis Encyclical And Its Economics

July 8, 2015/3 Comments/in Books and Articles, Brent Blackwelder, Corporate Reform, Economic Growth, Environment, Poverty Alleviation, Sustainability, The Daly News /by Brent Blackwelder

By Brent Blackwelder The Encyclical Letter of Pope Francis is attracting extraordinary attention for its message on global warming, deforestation, loss of biological diversity, and other pressing environmental issues. What is less well known is the extensive critique of the global economy found in his 184-page Encyclical. This blog highlights some of the significant points […]

Thoughts on Pope Francis’ Laudato Si

June 23, 2015/17 Comments/in Books and Articles, Consumption, Economic Growth, Environment, Herman Daly, Population, Poverty Alleviation, Steady State Economy, The Daly News /by Herman Daly

by Herman Daly As a Protestant Christian my devotion to the Catholic Church has been rather minimal, based largely on respect for early church history, and for love of an aunt who was a nun. In recent times the Catholic Church’s opposition to birth control, plus the pedophile and cover-up scandals, further alienated me. Like […]

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