“Pope Francis’ second encyclical, Laudato Si’: On Care for Our Common Home offers a rich theological resource for Catholics and Protestants alike. Considering topics such as consumerism, development, environmental degradation, and global warming, the Pope ties these to the Gospel as well as the social and ethical teachings of the church. While the encyclical itself is available as a bound volume, its ideas are perhaps most accessbile through some of the advocacy work that has spun off of it including the Laudato Si’ website, the Laudato Si Action Platform, and most recently, a feature-length film (link to trailer here). “
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