Pope Franciss 2015 encyclical on the environmental crisis may be the most talked about papal statement since 1968. Although Francis ignores the role of markets in the channeling of self-interest to serve the common goodand conserve natural resourceshis criticisms of the deified market often hit their mark.
Pope Francis on the Environmental Crisis
By A.M.C. Waterman
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article
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the Winter 2016/17 issue of The Independent Review.
Climate ChangeCulture and SocietyEconomic PolicyEconomyEnergy and the EnvironmentEnvironmental Law and RegulationNatural ResourcesPhilosophy and ReligionPollution
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