Protecting our Common Sacred Home

I never cease to be amazed at the volume and diversity of David's output. He boldly tackles completely new areas, not only in his many volumes on 9/11 but also in his more recent work on climate change before returning to the nature of God – see John Kerr's review in this issue. Here he elaborates on his most recent shorter book on climate change by reflecting on the similarities between process thought and Pope Francis, with his recent hugely influential encyclical on the environment. He shows how prominent Conservative Christian politicians can be complacent about climate change as they continue to rely on an outdated concept of divine omnipotence. He laments the ethical and cultural decline that underpins our general complacency, and criticises the idolatry of money and economic growth. On the reconstructive side, he discusses nature and evolution as sacred, arguing for accepting the philosophical implications of fine tuning rather than invoking a multi-verse. He sees evil in relation to divine power as representing a necessary tension between value and risk. Finally, he elaborates an important concept of a life protecting world order representing our inherent interdependence and concludes with a summary of parallels between process philosophy and Pope Francis. The book packs many important ideas into a small space.