Catholic Peacebuilding and Mining

Caesar A. Montevecchio is Assistant Director of the Catholic Peacebuilding Network based in the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies of the Keough School of Global Affairs at the University of Notre Dame, USA. Gerard F. Powers is Coordinator of the Catholic Peacebuilding Network and Director of Catholic Peacebuilding Studies in the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies of the Keough School of Global Affairs at the University of Notre Dame, USA.

Introduction

Caesar A. Montevecchio And Gerard F. Powers

1 Mining And Peace: A Scriptural Reflection

Cardinal Peter K. A. Turkson

Section 1 Catholic Engagement On Mining In Conflict Zones

2 Extractive Industries: Ethics, Practice, And Religious Engagement
Katherine Marshall

3 The Catholic Approach To Extractives In Colombia: Pastoral Accompaniment Using An Eco-Theology Of Peace

Sandra Polanía-Reyes And Héctor Fabio Henao
4 The Mining Industry, Conflict, And The Church’s Commitment In The Democratic Republic Of The Congo
Rigobert Minani, SJ
5 Catholic Peacebuilding And Mining In The Philippines
Karl M. Gaspar, CSSR

6 Dynamics Between The State, Mining Companies, And Indigenous Peoples In Peru
José Bayardo Chata Pacoricona7 The Prolonged Struggle Against Metallic Mining In El Salvador And The Role Of The Catholic Church
Andrés Mckinley

Section 2 Mining And Peace In Catholic Theology And Ethics

8 A Just Mining Framework For The Ethics Of Extraction Of Natural Resources And Integral Peace
Tobias Winright
9 Integral Ecology, Just Peace, And Mining
Anna Floerke Scheid And Daniel P. Scheid10 Mining, Catholic Social Teaching, And International Human Rights
Douglass Cassel
11 Development As Depth: Towards A Theology Of Integral Human Development
Clemens Sedmak
12 Catholic Development Ethics, Mining, And Peace: Attending To The Market’s Limitations
Albino Barrera, OP

13 Good Governance For Mining And The Promotion Of Peace In Africa
Elias O. Opongo, SJ

14 Mining And The Call For Solidarity: The Networks We Have And The Synodal Network The Church Is Called To Be.
Vincent J. Miller
15 The Mining Industry: The Journey From Impunity To Consent

Raymond Offenheiser
16 Hardrock Mining, Climate Change, And Conflict: Reflections Through The Lens Of Catholic Social Thought
William N. Holden And Caesar A. Montevecchio

Concluding Reflections
Laurie Johnston