Topic C: Ecological Justice and Social Justice Key Question: What does teach Catholics about the connection Laudato Si’ between caring for the environment and caring for the poor? Phase 1: 15 minutes FIND YOUR CONTENT – Pair work on extracts below Answer the Key Question Visit the Beyond Stewardship website for help () Focus on the content of your micro-lesson. You need to work out the key points that you will teach the class. Your micro-lesson will last 2-3 minutes. It must answer the question given under the topic heading. Phase 2: 15 minutes AGREE YOUR DELIVERY – Group work: Join up with another pair (on the same topic). Pool your ideas and prepare their 2-3 minute micro-lesson to the class Agree the content of your micro-lesson as a group. Focus on how you will deliver the content to the rest of the class. Phase 3: 2-3 minutes PRESENT TO THE CLASS – When the teacher brings the class back together, each of the groups will present their findings to the class. Take notes on the handout when other groups present. TOPIC C EXTRACTS predecessor Benedict XVI the structural causes ‘My likewise proposed “eliminating of the dysfunctions of the world economy and correcting models of growth which have proved incapable of ensuring respect for the that environment”. He observed the world cannot be analyzed by isolating only one of its aspects, of since “the book nature is one and and includes the environment, life, sexuality, the family, indivisible”, social relations, and so forth. It follows that deterioration of nature is closely “the connected to the culture which shapes human Benedict asked us coexistence”. Pope to recognize that the natural environment has been gravely damaged by our irresponsible behaviour. The social environment has also suffered damage. Both are ultimately due to the same evil: the notion that there are no indisputable truths to guide our lives, and hence human freedom is limitless. We have forgotten that “man is not only a freedom which he creates for himself. Man does not create himself. He is spirit and will, but also Benedict urged us to realize nature”. With paternal concern, that creation is we ourselves have the final word, where everything is harmed “where simply our property and we use it for ourselves alone. The misuse of creation begins when we no longer recognize any higher instance than ourselves, when we see nothing else but ourselves”’ (§6)
Topic C: Ecological Justice and Social Justice Key Question: What does Laudato Si’ teach Catholics about the connection between caring for the environment and caring for the poor? Phase 1: 15 minutes – FIND YOUR CONTENT Pair work on extracts below Answer the Key Question Visit the Beyond Stewardship website for help () Focus on the content of your micro-lesson. You need to work out the key points that you will teach the class. Your micro-lesson will last 2-3 minutes. It must answer the question given under the topic heading. Phase 2: 15 minutes – AGREE YOUR DELIVERY Group work: Join up with another pair (on the same topic). Pool your ideas and prepare their 2-3 minute micro-lesson to the class Agree the content of your micro-lesson as a group. Focus on how you will deliver the content to the rest of the class. Phase 3: 2-3 minutes – PRESENT TO THE CLASS When the teacher brings the class back together, each of the groups will present their findings to the class. Take notes on the handout when other groups present. TOPIC C EXTRACTS ‘My predecessor Benedict XVI likewise proposed “eliminating the structural causes of the dysfunctions of the world economy and correcting models of growth which have proved incapable of ensuring respect for the environment”. He observed that the world cannot be analyzed by isolating only one of its aspects, since “the book of nature is one and indivisible”, and includes the environment, life, sexuality, the family, social relations, and so forth. It follows that “the deterioration of nature is closely connected to the culture which shapes human coexistence”. Pope Benedict asked us to recognize that the natural environment has been gravely damaged by our irresponsible behaviour. The social environment has also suffered damage. Both are ultimately due to the same evil: the notion that there are no indisputable truths to guide our lives, and hence human freedom is limitless. We have forgotten that “man is not only a freedom which he creates for himself. Man does not create himself. He is spirit and will, but also nature”. With paternal concern, Benedict urged us to realize that creation is harmed “where we ourselves have the final word, where everything is simply our property and we use it for ourselves alone. The misuse of creation begins when we no longer recognize any higher instance than ourselves, when we see nothing else but ourselves”’ (§6)