January 28th, 2026. The environmental issue between biblical tradition, ethics and contemporary ethical responsibility.

The Centesimus Annus Pro Pontifice Foundation (FCAPP) is pleased to invite you to the Webinar: 

“The Discipline of Resistance: Beyond Postures in Environmental Thought” 

Prof. Rabbi David Meyer

Professor in Rabbinic Literature and Contemporary Jewish Thought

Gregorian Pontifical University, Rome

Organized by the FCAPP in cooperation with the Gregorian University (Rome) and the Institut Catholique de la Méditerranée (Marseille)

The environmental issue between biblical tradition, ethics and contemporary ethical responsibility.
On 28 January 2026, a webinar dedicated to the environmental issue will be held, promoted by CAPPF and designed as a space for critical reflection and interdisciplinary dialogue. The meeting will address the ethical and conceptual challenges posed by the contemporary ecological crisis, going beyond a merely moral or devotional reading of the relationship between human beings and nature. The webinar will take the form of a participatory event and will be led by Prof. Rabbi Dr. David Meyer, scholar of Rabbinic Literature and Contemporary Jewish Thought, together with Prof. Massimo Gargiulo, professor of Theology and Deputy Director of the “Cardinal Bea” Centre for Jewish Studies. Through the reading and critical analysis of classical rabbinical texts, the speakers will offer an in-depth discussion on the theme of “human dominion” in the biblical tradition, questioning its limits, ambiguities and possible alternatives. The aim of the webinar is to offer rigorous conceptual tools for rethinking the human stance towards the environment, bringing together ecological urgency, responsibility towards future generations and the complexity of the present.

This Webinar is the third of a series on “The Social Doctrine of the Mediterranean”, which builds on the “Theology of the Mediterranean” to analyze the possible contribution of Abrahamic dialogue to economic social and policy thinking

 On Wednesday 28 January, 3.00 to 4.30 pm,  Rome time (CET)

 Welcome and background: Paolo Garonna, President of FCAPP

 Chair and moderator: Massimo Gargiulo, Director of the Centro Cardinal Bea per gli Studi Giudaici, Gregorian Pontifical University

 Presentation:  Prof. Rabbi David Meyer, Gregorian Pontifical University (Rome)

 Introduction to the Discussion: Mons. Gianni Fusco, Professor at LUMSA University, Rome, and expert in Social Doctrine of the Church

Please find below the link zoom to connect to the Webinar:

Link  zoom  https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88142705518 ID riunione: 881 4270 5518