A Theologian's Response to Anthropogenic Existential Risk

Abstract

Hi all, This is very much someone outside the bailiwick of this forum looking in, but I was told it could be interesting to share this article I wrote recently. I’m a Catholic priest, with a prior background in Electronic Engineering, currently working on a PhD in Theology at Durham University. I am researching how the Catholic Church can engage with longtermism and better play its, potentially significant, part in advocating existential security. I’m particularly interested in how a Christian imagination can offer unique evaluative resources for attributing value to future human flourishing and to develop a sense of moral connection with our descendents, better motivating the sacrifices safeguarding the future demands.