Französische Kontroversen zur Programmatik einer ganzheitlichen Ökologie

Das Beispiel der Zeitschrift Limite (2015–2022)

Abstract

The reception of the encyclical Laudato si’ has led to turbulence in the media under the special sociological conditions of French Catholicism. The unsuspicious-sounding formulation of an integral ecology came up against contexts in which this short formula aroused contradictory associations. The focus on a return to ways of life critical of growth and capitalism out of respect for a nature that needs to be protected was compatible with left-wing and right-wing political milieus. Over a period of seven years, the magazine Limite has tested communication in this area of tension in four issues per year and experienced the incompatibility of certain ideological positions. In religion-related research, this case study has received a lot of attention in a republic that sees itself as secular. The reconstructed lines of conflict are also relevant for a self-critical view of socio-ethical and theological speaking to improve the precision of understanding on the pressing questions of ecological justice and climate protection.