Sentences with phrase «present ecological crisis»

Touching on the current deadlock in Copenhagen over the responsibilities of wealthy countries versus developing countries, the Pope writes that «the present ecological crisis is the historical responsibility of the industrialized countries.

The present ecological crisis is partially the practical consequence of the old Newtonian philosophy of nature as dead, insensitive, and mechanical; and Hartshorne's panpsychism should aid man's efforts to rethink his relation to the cosmos.

Not exact matches

Writing in The Christian Century nearly two decades ago, educator Richard Baer noted: «So far the church has not sufficiently grasped the nature of the present [ecological] crisis, has not understood how powerfully dehumanizing is man's wanton exploitation of his natural environment, has not appreciated the degree to which man - made ugliness and the fouling of natural beauty are corroding man's mind and spirit» («Land Misuse: A Theological Concern,» October 12, 1966, p. 1240).

With the ecological crisis, the threat of nuclear war, and international monetary problems, everyone is thinking in apocalyptic terms — except the liberal, contented church, which long ago made its peace with the present and trusted in tomorrow.

Climate Central, a nonpartisan collective of ecological experts, presents a succinct yet comprehensive overview of how human - generated CO2 pollution is contributing to the crises we're experiencing as climate change accelerates.

The starting point for many of her recent works and research has for instance been the eco-cinematic question: how and with what kind of technology, drama and expressive devices can we build the image of our world in this present moment of ecological crisis?

Frazier will present «Flint is Family (2016 - 2017), a series of works exploring the water crisis in Flint, Michigan and the effects on its residents during one of the most devastating man - made ecological disasters in U.S history.

The walking tour will be followed by a panel discussion including artist Kelly Richardson considering how artists use technology to imagine the future and mark the present in an age of ecological crisis.

Despite the amazing intelligence captive parrots can display, Tweti is in the end more concerned with the security of the birds in the bush: «Parrots are the canaries in the coal mine of the present - day ecological crisis.