It is said that Europe finds itself today in a post-christian situa-tion. Further, there are many who advocate abandoning monotheism in order to get back to prechristian polytheism in the hope that the plurality of gods would favour a democratic tolerance in a pluralistic world. In this article the author firstly asks if European Christians have not gone back to adoring idols and to attempting to distinguish between them in the new forms of devotion to possessiveness, to power and to (...) pleasure. He then goes on to ask about the possibilities of pro-claiming the God of Jesus Christ. The third and the fourth part of the article point out several forms of necessary witness to God in contemporary society, with special reference made to European society in the conclusion. (shrink)

La preocupación ecológica es hoy uno de los signos de los tiempos. Es también un desafío a la responsabilidad humana, a las políticas sociales y al compromiso cristiano. El autor nos presenta en este estudio un decálogo en el que subraya los fundamentos de una ética del medio ambiente. Y resume también los puntos fundamentales de una Ecoética cristiana, en los que se evoca la seriedad de la fe, el dinamismo de la esperanza y la generosidad del amor.

It is said that Europe finds itself today in a post-christian situa-tion. Further, there are many who advocate abandoning monotheism in order to get back to prechristian polytheism in the hope that the plurality of gods would favour a democratic tolerance in a pluralistic world. In this article the author firstly asks if European Christians have not gone back to adoring idols and to attempting to distinguish between them in the new forms of devotion to possessiveness, to power and to (...) pleasure. He then goes on to ask about the possibilities of pro-claiming the God of Jesus Christ. The third and the fourth part of the article point out several forms of necessary witness to God in contemporary society, with special reference made to European society in the conclusion. (shrink)

Resumen Fiel a la reflexión del Concilio Vaticano II y escuchando las voces de los pueblos más pobres, Pablo VI publicó la encíclica Populorum progressio, como un valiente “manifiesto” sobre el humanismo del progreso integral. La observación de los signos de los tiempos y la fidelidad al mensaje evangélico hacen que esta encíclica pueda ser leída como una amplia catequesis sobre la caridad social y, mejor aún, como una voz profética para nuestro tiempo.Faithful to the message of the II Vatican (...) Council and listening to the voices of the poorest people, Paul VI published the encyclical Populorum Progressio as a courageous “manifesto” on the humanism of integral progress. Observing the signs of the times and fidelity to the Gospel message make this encyclical read as a broad catechesis on social charity and, even better, as a prophetic voice for our time. (shrink)