Processing the papal encyclical through perceptual filters: Pope Francis, identity-protective cognition, and climate change concern
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DOI: 10.1016/j.cognition.2017.05.015
Abstract: Previous research suggests that when individuals encounter new information, they interpret it through perceptual 'filters' of prior beliefs, relevant social identities, and messenger credibility. In short, evaluations are not based solely on message accuracy, but… read more here.
Keywords: perceptual filters; change; credibility; climate change ... See more keywords
On Care for Our Common Discourse: Pope Francis’s Nonmodern Epideictic
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DOI: 10.1080/02773945.2017.1347953
Abstract: Since his election in 2013, Pope Francis has attracted worldwide attention for his break with the public style of his immediate predecessors. This seeming rupture has often incited controversy, particularly between liberals and conservatives in… read more here.
Keywords: nonmodern epideictic; common discourse; care common; pope francis ... See more keywords
Scandal: Olivia Pope, Pope Francis, and Catholic Social Thought
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DOI: 10.1080/1462317x.2016.1223394
Abstract: Millions of viewers tune in to watch ABC's Scandal where political corruption, sexual infidelity, secret lives, and hidden crimes abound. What is it that makes something scandalous? In popular culture, scandal involves something morally or… read more here.
Keywords: catholic social; scandal; social thought; pope ... See more keywords
Pope Francis, Care for Creation, and Catholic Environmental Imagery
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DOI: 10.1093/envhis/emz085
Abstract: In June 2015, Pope Francis released the encyclical Laudato Si’, one of the most significant statements on human-environment relationships ever made within the Catholic Church. The document condemns ever-increasing processes of environmental degradation, especially climate… read more here.
Keywords: pope; care creation; pope francis;
Pope Francis, Civil Unions, and Same-Sex Marriage: Theological Reflections
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DOI: 10.1177/00211400211060630
Abstract: This essay examines civil union and same-sex marriage in relation to the Catholic doctrine of heterosexual marriage. It concludes of civil union that it is a civil reality, the concern of civil, not ecclesiastical, authority.… read more here.
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Pope Francis’s Integral Ecology Paradigm: An Exploration of Its Theological Foundations and Ethical Implications
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DOI: 10.1177/00211400231160383
Abstract: Integral ecology has arguably received more attention from theologians, ethicists and others compared with other ideas arising out of Pope Francis’s encyclical Laudato Si’. In this article I explore what are reasonable alternative ways of… read more here.
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The Symbolic Efficacy of Pope Francis’s Religious Capital and the Agency of the Poor
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DOI: 10.1177/0038038519853109
Abstract: This article explores the paradox between Pope Francis’s success as a critic of global markets and the limitations of his religious capital in his home country of Argentina. While for some observers it might be… read more here.
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The Holy Spirit as the Protagonist of the Synod: Pope Francis’s Creative Reception of the Second Vatican Council
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DOI: 10.1177/00405639221151167
Abstract: This article argues that Pope Francis’s conviction that the Holy Spirit guides the synodal journey represents a creative reception of the Second Vatican Council. By highlighting the Spirit’s agency, Francis offers an alternative to Lumen… read more here.
Keywords: second vatican; creative reception; spirit; reception second ... See more keywords
Effects of Pope Francis’ Religious Authority and Media Coverage on Twitter User’s Attitudes toward COVID-19 Vaccination
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DOI: 10.3390/vaccines9121487
Abstract: This paper is interdisciplinary and combines the research perspective of medical studies with that of media and social communication studies and theological studies. The main goal of this article is to determine [from arguments on… read more here.
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