Public Lecture | “Living without Limits? Christian Reflections on the Ecological Dilemmas”
Public Lecture | "Living without Limits? Christian Reflections on the Ecological Dilemmas"
21
Oct
The Public Lecture “Living without Limits? Christian Reflections on the Ecological Dilemmas” by Prof. Dr. Ingeborg Gabriel, organised by the USJ Green Committee, Institute of Science and Environment, and the Faculty of Religious Studies and Philosophy, will take place on October 21 in the Speaker’s Hall – NAPE Campus.
About the Talk:
The global environmental crisis is an unprecedented event in human history, as are the challenges it poses, technically as well as ethically and religiously. In his encyclical Laudato si’ (LS) Pope Frances calls for a “courageous, cultural revolution” (LS 114). In this lecture we will ask what this gigantic intellectual and moral challenge requires with regard to our world view and ethics. Thereby a central element of a cosmologically embedded anthropology is the recognition of (planetary) boundaries, which is often neglected in modern models.
About the Speaker:
Prof. Dr. Ingeborg Gabriel
Ingeborg G. Gabriel is Professor Emerita of the Chair of Social Ethics at the Faculty of Roman-Catholic Theology at the University of Vienna, Austria (1997-2020). She holds Masters’ degrees in Social Sciences and International Politics, and a PhD in Roman Catholic Theology. Before her academic career she worked with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in the US and in Asia (Nepal, Mongolia). Professor Gabriel has published widely on Catholic Social Teaching, ethics and human rights, economic and ecological ethics, with a special interest in ecumenical and interreligious dialogue. She has served as the Director of the Justice and Peace Commission in Austria (2006-2016) and as a Vice-President of the Justice and Peace Commission of Europe (2013-2019) as well as as a Special Representative to the Organization of Security and Cooperation in Europe OSCE (2017-2019).
Details:
Date: Monday, 21 October 2024
Time: 19:00 – 20:30 (GMT+8)
Location: Speaker’s Hall, University of Saint Joseph – NAPE Campus
Language: English
Organised by Institute of Science and Environment, Faculty of Religious Studies and Philosophy, USJ Green Committee
Moderated by Fr. Franz Gassner and Prof. Karen Tagulao
*This is a free event and open to the general public
