Sustainable Development Goals and the Catholic Church: Catholic Social Teaching and the UN’s Agenda 2030 (Routledge New Critical Thinking in Religion, Theology and Biblical Studies)

"This book identifies both the consistencies and disparities between Catholic Social Teaching and the United Nation's (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). With Pope Francis' Laudato si' encyclical, Catholicism seems to be engaging more than ever with environmental and developmental concerns. However, there remains the question of how these theological statements will be put into practice. The ongoing involvement of the Catholic Church in social matters makes it a significant potential partner in issues around development. Therefore, with the use of the comparative method, this book brings together authors from multiple disciplines to assess how the political and legal aspects of each of the UN's 17 SDGs are addressed by Catholic Social Teaching. Chapters answer the question of how the Catholic Church evaluates the concept of sustainable development as defined by the Agenda 2030 Goals, as well as assessing how and if it can contribute to shaping the contemporary concept of global development. Examining the potential level of cooperation between the international community and the Catholic Church in the implementation of the Agenda 2030 Goals, this volume will be of keen interest to scholars of Catholic Studies, Religious Studies and the Sociology of Religion, as well as Environmental Studies and Development Studies"-- Provided by publisher Cover Half Title Title Series Copyright Contents Acknowledgments Introduction 1 Poverty prevention as a challenge for the international community in the context of Catholic social teaching 2 The issue of hunger in the context of food security in Catholic social teaching 3 Health care as a personal and social asset 4 The role of education and activities of the Catholic Church and the need to promote sustainable development 5 Combating legal and cultural forms of discrimination against women from the point of view of Catholic social teaching 6 Access to water as common good of humanity in the context of Catholic social teaching 7 Prospects for sustainable development of the energy sector in the times of global climate change and environmental threats 8 Decent work and economic growth from the perspective of sustainable development and Catholic social teaching 9 Development or revolution? Industrialisation in the perspective of Catholic social teaching 10 Reducing inequality (social inclusion, social capital and protection of migrants in the context of Catholic social teaching) 11 The Church vs. the issue of cultural heritage and social integration in the context of the Agenda 2030 12 Harmony, consumption and lifestyle in Catholic social teaching 13 Climate changes as a challenge in the Anthropocene in the context of Catholic social teaching 14 The protection of seas and oceans in light of international law and Catholic social teaching 15 Land and soil sustainable management in SDG15 and in Catholic social teaching 16 Conditions for the effectiveness of guarantees of the individual’s freedom in the modern state 17 The role of the Catholic Church in the building of the partnership for the implementation of SDGs Conclusion Index