La Civiltà Cattolica, English Edition: May, 2019 (Vol. 3 Book 5)

CONTENTS 1. Catholicism Faces the Illiberal World Order, Drew Christiansen, SJ 2. Peaceful Uses of Solar System Resources, Guy Consolmagno, SJ 3. Taoism and Ecology, Joseph Youguo Jiang, SJ 4. Social Capital: An indispensable resource for quality of life, Giovanni Cucci, SJ 5. The New Silk Road in Central Asia, Vladimir Pachkov, SJ 6. Citizens and the Making of Europe, Antonio Spadaro, SJ 7. If faith is weak, then so is doubt, Giandomenico Mucci, SJ 8. ‘Alganesh’: From Horror to Hope, Giancarlo Pani, SJ Pope Francis has call La Civiltà Cattolica “one of a kind.” As a magazine of general reference, articles in La Civiltà Cattolica are written and edited in a way that has the educated though to the interested reader in mind. Discussions in the periodical are rigorous and well researched but always aim to be open and accessible. La Civiltà Cattolica in English is published monthly – 12 editions with eight articles annually. Its commentaries and reflections focus on theological, philosophical, moral, historical, political, social and literary topics. The content is divided in sections for articles, profiles and interviews, the life of the Church and commentaries. The content provides reading for an informed Catholic conscience that is better able to decide freely. Today, as it has since its foundation, La Civiltà Cattolica aims to read and interpret the history, politics, culture, science and art in the light of the Christian faith. One of the oldest, continuously published Catholic journals, La Civiltà Cattolica has always aimed to provide deeper assessments of topics and events of broad significance. It is “high popular” in tone and reach but not specialist in character. While its treatment of topics will often run over 5,000 words, the periodical is for the educated and searching reader rather than being a professional journal. All authors are Jesuits and all articles have been viewed and approved by the Vatican’s Secretariat of State before publication. For this reason, La Civiltà Cattolica has always been a widow into what thoughts, policies and priorities are alive in the Apostolic See. Read more