Presentation |
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Introductory Note |
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Chapter One. Leading to the Stockholm Conference |
13 |
Part I Reading the Signs of the Times. |
14 |
Vatican Council II |
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The Second Synod of Bishops |
15 |
Part II The Early Teaching of Pope Paul VI |
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Encyclical and Apostolic Letters |
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Major Addresses |
17 |
Part III Conclusion |
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Part IV Overview form 1964 to 1972 |
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Theological and moral concepts |
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Some practical consequences |
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Principles of the Social Teaching of the Church cast in a new light |
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The intimate relationship between care for the environment and spirituality |
20 |
Chapter Two. From Stockholm to the End of the Pontificate of Pope Paul VI: 1972-1978 |
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Part I The Stockholm Conference |
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A Papal Message |
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The Holy See at the Stockholm Conference |
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Part II Papal Teaching in the Post-Stockholm Period |
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Part III Conclusion |
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Part IV Overview from 1972 to 1978 |
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Creation as the common patrimony of all of humanity |
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The global nature of the environmental problem |
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The human person within creation |
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Integral development and the environment |
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Solidarity |
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Chapter Three. The Early Pontificate of Pope John Paul II: 1978 to 1989 |
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Part I Care for the Environment: A Question that Cannot be Ignored. |
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Part II The Urgency of the Message |
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The moral responsibility of the person for the environment |
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The rural world |
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Modern scientific and technological development |
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Part III Conclusion |
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Part IV Overview from 1978 to 1989 |
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General concepts |
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The role of the human person in creation |
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The use of God's creation |
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Development |
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Chapter Four. Leading to the Rio Conference: 1990 through June 1992 |
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Part I Care for All of Creation |
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Peace with God, Peace with All of Creation |
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Centesimus Annus |
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Part II The Immediate Preparation for the Rio Conference |
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Part III The Holy See and the Rio Conference |
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Centrality of the human person |
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The population question |
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Defense of the poor |
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The environmental impact of war |
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Part IV Conclusion |
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Part V Overview from 1990 through June 1992 |
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General Considerations |
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The environmental question: its overall nature and components |
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Selected moral principles |
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Chapter Five. Expanding and Deepening the Vision: 1992 through 1999 |
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Part I The Environment: An All-Embracing Concern |
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Encyclical Letters |
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Apostolic Exhortations |
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Part II The Post-Rio Period: the Centrality of the Human Person in Creation |
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Part III Specific Social Questions |
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Food Production |
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Water |
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Chemical Hazards |
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Part IV A Relationship with Nature |
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Nature as revealing God |
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The language of nature |
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Part V The Activity of the Holy See - Rio + Five |
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Part VI Conclusion |
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Chapter Six. A New Millennium: Towards the Future - 2000 leading into 2002 |
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Part I The Celebration of the Jubilee of the Year 2000 |
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The earth as gift of God to all |
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Apostolic Letters and the Papal Bull |
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Part II The Goods of Creation are for All: A Challenge for the Agricul- tural World |
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Part III On the Eve of the Johannesburg Conference |
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The Holy See's Paper to the IV Preparatory Committee Meeting for the World Summit for Sustainable Development |
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The Venice Declaration |
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Part IV In Guise of Conclusion |
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