{"product_id":"green-saints-for-a-green-generation-paperback","title":"Green Saints for a Green Generation - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLibby Osgood\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eElizabeth Johnson\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by), \u003cb\u003eFlora X. Tang\u003c\/b\u003e (Contribution by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYoung scientists, sisters, and theologians of the \"green generation\" reflect on \"saints\"--canonized and not--who offer hope and inspire us towards ecological action. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"In the community of saints, all together are companions in memory and hope. Together, all together, they are becoming something strange and growing and great, instruments of change. \u003c\/em\u003eGreen Saints for a Green Generation\u003ci\u003e taps beautifully into this dynamic for the sake of our suffering Earth, which cries out for no less.\"--\u003c\/i\u003eFrom the Foreword by Elizabeth A. Johnson, CSJ\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eLaudato Si' \u003c\/i\u003ePope Francis established care for creation as one of the central themes of Catholic social teaching. Yet that ecological consciousness has yet to take root \u003ci\u003een masse \u003c\/i\u003eamong the Catholic faithful. In \u003ci\u003eGreen Saints for a Green Generation \u003c\/i\u003eyoung Catholic women on \"saints\"--canonized and not--who connected their faith to concern for the earth.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe writers include a wide range of figures, from the traditional, such as Sts. Clare of Assisi, Ignatius of Loyola, and Marguerite Bourgeoys, to contemporary figures like Thomas Merton, author Toni Morrison, and the Martyrs of the Amazon. By connecting these key figures to environmental responsibility, the contributors encourage the not-yet informed to become active, inviting younger generations to join the ecological movement, to take taking on the responsibility from their elders, and to shoulder the ecological burden for themselves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUS$30.00\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRELIGION \/ Christianity \/ Saints \u0026amp; Sainthood\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRELIGION \/ Ethics\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNATURE \/ Ecology\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN 978-1-62698-590-2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOrbis LOGO\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCover design: Regina Gelfer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCover art: \"Beatitudes\" (c) Jenn Norton, used with permission.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eLibby (Elizabeth) Osgood, CND, PhD, PEng, is co-editor with Kathleen Deignan of Teilhard de Chardin: A Book of Hours (Orbis, 2023). She is also an Aerospace Engineer who teaches sustainable design engineering at the University of Prince Edward Island, Canada. Her research is on the intersection of science and faith, engineering education, and design pedagogy. She is a religious sister of the Congregation of Notre Dame de Montreal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 248\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8.24 x 5.45 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 23, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51753278210336,"sku":"9781626985902","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/ecb1798adc9907cf3d35df683fbce5f0.webp?v=1780016078","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/green-saints-for-a-green-generation-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}