Keith Douglass Warner — Care for Creation

Keith Douglass Warner, OFM, is associate professor of ethics and spirituality at the Franciscan School of Theology in San Diego. He is a practical social ethicist in the Franciscan tradition, and teaches eco-spirituality, social entrepreneurship, and moral theology. In 2007, he helped author the award-winning "Care for Creation: A Franciscan Spirituality of the Earth" with Ilia Delio, OSF, and Pamela Wood. The expanded edition of "Care for Creation," released on December 10, 2024, includes extensive front and back matter which delve into Pope Francis’s 2015 encyclical "Laudato Si’: On Care for our Common Home." You can order the expanded edition of "Care for Creation" by visiting shop.franciscanmedia.org.

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(00:00:01) Introduction

(00:03:24) Personal Journey Into Eco-Spirituality

(00:11:31) Hippie Jesus Freaks

(00:13:53) Personal Journey Into Franciscan Spirituality

(00:15:35) On Being Immersed in the Woods

(00:19:27) Writing Care for Creation

(00:24:02) Personal Impact of Laudato Si’

(00:30:28) The Heaviness of the Call

(00:34:38) Beneath the Apathy: A Spiritual Crisis

(00:38:17) Canticle of the Creatures and Franciscan Relationality

(00:45:05) Contemplative Living, Activism, and Sadness

(00:49:28) The Expanded Edition of Care for Creation

(00:53:34) Next Steps for Ecological Conversion

(00:55:33) Conclusion