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This is the definitive African text on ecological ethics, African environmental spirituality, a theology of creation, and climate justice. The contributors to this important volume explore the common threats facing this earth our common home and the particular threats facing Africa because of our sick environment, unsustainable development practices, and the false narratives and programs of modernity in the African Motherland. Here, African environmentalists, theologians, and peace advocates in conversation with Pope Francis's Laudato Si', develop a roadmap for pastoral, local, and global education on ecological consciousness in order to bring about ecological conversion. African ecological wisdom is also offered as indispensable resources for recovering the intimate connection of all creatures and all peoples and as a praxis of solidarity for the poor, and our fragile earth.

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"""In a unique and unprecedented way, this book shows how the ecological crisis does not leave Africa bereft of insights and initiatives. It will delight minds hungry for original voices by offering an African theology of creation made of integral eco-spirituality and eco-practices retrieved from the Ubuntu ethic for abundant life. Immersing yourself in this fruitful conversation of African scholars with the Pope Francis's encyclical letter Laudato Si' can only energize ecological commitments."" --Josee Ngalula, Catholic University of Congo ""This compelling collection highlights Africa as a site where the intersection of harm to the earth and harm to the poorest is painfully visible. Through short, readable essays rooted in the local contexts of a diverse set of authors, the consequences of colonialism are explored and the wisdom of African spirituality is recovered. The book offers vibrant illustrations of both unspeakable climate harm and inspiring eco-virtuous practice. The rest of the world cannot afford to ignore it."" --Julie Hanlon Rubio, Jesuit School of Theology of Santa Clara University"

In a unique and unprecedented way, this book shows how the ecological crisis does not leave Africa bereft of insights and initiatives. It will delight minds hungry for original voices by offering an African theology of creation made of integral eco-spirituality and eco-practices retrieved from the Ubuntu ethic for abundant life. Immersing yourself in this fruitful conversation of African scholars with the Pope Francis's encyclical letter Laudato Si' can only energize ecological commitments. --Josee Ngalula, Catholic University of Congo This compelling collection highlights Africa as a site where the intersection of harm to the earth and harm to the poorest is painfully visible. Through short, readable essays rooted in the local contexts of a diverse set of authors, the consequences of colonialism are explored and the wisdom of African spirituality is recovered. The book offers vibrant illustrations of both unspeakable climate harm and inspiring eco-virtuous practice. The rest of the world cannot afford to ignore it. --Julie Hanlon Rubio, Jesuit School of Theology of Santa Clara University

In a unique and unprecedented way, this book shows how the ecological crisis does not leave Africa bereft of insights and initiatives. It will delight minds hungry for original voices by offering an African theology of creation made of integral eco-spirituality and eco-practices retrieved from the Ubuntu ethic for abundant life. Immersing yourself in this fruitful conversation of African scholars with the Pope Francis's encyclical letter Laudato Si' can only energize ecological commitments. --Josee Ngalula, Catholic University of Congo This compelling collection highlights Africa as a site where the intersection of harm to the earth and harm to the poorest is painfully visible. Through short, readable essays rooted in the local contexts of a diverse set of authors, the consequences of colonialism are explored and the wisdom of African spirituality is recovered. The book offers vibrant illustrations of both unspeakable climate harm and inspiring eco-virtuous practice. The rest of the world cannot afford to ignore it. --Julie Hanlon Rubio, Jesuit School of Theology of Santa Clara University In a unique and unprecedented way, this book shows how the ecological crisis does not leave Africa bereft of insights and initiatives. It will delight minds hungry for original voices by offering an African theology of creation made of integral eco-spirituality and eco-practices retrieved from the Ubuntu ethic for abundant life. Immersing yourself in this fruitful conversation of African scholars with the Pope Francis's encyclical letter Laudato Si' can only energize ecological commitments. --Josee Ngalula, Catholic University of Congo This compelling collection highlights Africa as a site where the intersection of harm to the earth and harm to the poorest is painfully visible. Through short, readable essays rooted in the local contexts of a diverse set of authors, the consequences of colonialism are explored and the wisdom of African spirituality is recovered. The book offers vibrant illustrations of both unspeakable climate harm and inspiring eco-virtuous practice. The rest of the world cannot afford to ignore it. --Julie Hanlon Rubio, Jesuit School of Theology of Santa Clara University

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Stan Chu Ilo is a research professor of World Christianity and African Studies at the Center for World Catholicism and Intercultural Theology, DePaul University, Chicago, USA. He is the author of A Poor and Merciful Church: The Illuminative Ecclesiology of Pope Francis, and editor of Handbook of African Catholicism (2022). He coordinates the Pan-African Catholic Theology and Pastoral Network.

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