Module 2: Theological Reflection

Question 1

The Church needs to be completely immersed in human affairs and for the Church to share the joys and hopes of people.

Answer 1

Gaudium et Spes

Question 2

Peace can only be achieved through a just social order. It condemns the arms race and racism and advocates resources to be shared in the common endeavour for development.

Answer 2

Pacem in Terris

Question 3

The terms ‘structures of sin’ and ‘option for the poor’ strongly emerge (from liberation theology). It condemns the gap between the rich and poor which can be partially linked to the arms trade.

Answer 3

Sollicitudo Rei Socialis

Question 4

The Gospel of Life is the heart of Christ’s message and the Church’s mission, powerfully underscoring of the dignity and value of life.

Answer 4

Evangelium Vitae

Question 5

There is a need for a balance between excessive intervention of the state against the need for state intervention to curb injustices and assist socialisation.

Answer 5

Mater et Magistra

Question 6

It states that Christians should be called to action to involve themselves in building a just world by analysing their own realities and devising responses in light of the Gospel.

Answer 6

Octogesima Adveniens

Question 7

Capitalism is efficient but its excesses must be condemned. Private property is deemed acceptable but for the first time, the world’s goods are stated as having a ‘universal destination’.

Answer 7

Centesimus Annus

Question 8

‘Development is the new name for peace’ and human development is integral and holistic rather than just economic development.

Answer 8

Populorum Progressio

Question 9

The poor are always most affected by the fragility of the planet.

Answer 9

Laudato Si’

Question 10

Work should increase human dignity as the economy is made for labour and work is the subject of people.

Answer 10

Laborem Exercens

Question 11

It is the 1st of the modern social encyclicals, introduces the ‘just wage theory’, and principles including protecting the rights of workers.

Answer 11

Rerum Novarum

Question 12

It introduces the concept of subsidiarity, and dictatorship is condemned.

Answer 12

Quadragesimo Anno

Question 13

Whatever is needed for each and every person, and creation, to flourish.

Answer 13

Common Good

Question 14

As far as possible, decisions should not be taken at the highest levels, but by the people who are most affected.

Answer 14

Subsidiarity

Question 15

Not just doing things for other people but acting with them to build a more just world together.

Answer 15

Solidarity

Question 16

Authentic development must be complete, that is, it has to promote the good of every person and of the whole person.

Answer 16

Integral Human Development

Question 17

God created the world for all and so the earth is “essentially a shared inheritance, whose fruits are meant to benefit everyone.”

Answer 17

Universal Destination of Earthly Goods

Question 18

To choose to consider the needs of the poorest and most vulnerable people first.

Answer 18

Option for the Poor

Question 19

Every human being has in-built dignity because she or he has been created in the image and likeness of God.

Answer 19

Human Dignity

Question 20

People have a right and duty to take part in shaping a more just and human society.

Answer 20

Participation

Question 21

We are called to care for creation as stewards, not just as consumers.

Answer 21

Stewardship of Creation

Question 22

What are the two loci theologici of classic theology?

Answer 22

Scripture & Tradition

Question 23

5 criteria of orthodox contextual theology

Answer 23

Inner consistency
Translate to worship
Orthopraxis
Open to criticism from other churches
Strength to challenge other theologies

Question 24

6 models of contextual theology

Answer 24

Translation
Anthropological
Praxis
Synthetic
Transcendental
Countercultural

Question 25

Official Church documents written and issued by the Magisterium of the Church

Answer 25

Social Encyclicals

Question 26

Insistent that the gospel message is unchanging…just need to translate into culture.

Answer 26

Translation

Question 27

Culture shapes the way Christianity is articulated - and sees each context as unique

Answer 27

Anthropological

Question 28

What theological source is added in contextual theology?

Answer 28

Context

Question 29

Theology formed thru reflective action.

Answer 29

Praxis

Question 30

Need for constant dialogue as it attempts hold Gospel, culture, tradition, and culture change together in a creative tension

Answer 30

Synthetic

Question 31

The task of constructing a contextual theology is not about producing a particular body of any kind of texts, it is about attending to the affective and cognitive operations in the self-transcending subject.

Answer 31

Transcendental

Question 32

Takes context seriously and recognizes some contexts are antithetical to the gospel and needs to be challenged.

Answer 32

Countercultural

Question 33

True or false: How we choose to live our lives is irrelevant to our dignity.

Answer 33

False

Question 34

True or false: The dignity of human labor stems not from the work itself but from the fact that it is a human person that does it.

Answer 34

True

Question 35

Who proposed the Hierarchy of Needs?

Answer 35

Abraham Maslow

Question 36

What are the outcomes of subsidiarity?

Answer 36

Recognition of the person’s autonomy
Enhancement of person’s capacity for self-determination
Choice of the kind of life they want to live

Question 37

_____ means I am in a relationship with God, myself, and others, especially the poor.

Answer 37

Solidarity

Question 38

It is the first school of communication. It is where we first learn to love and to be loved.

Answer 38

Family

Question 39

True or false: We are called purely to stewardship, a responsible use of the earth and a duty to avoid maltreating natural resources.

Answer 39

False

Question 40

Who is most hurt when creation suffers?

Answer 40

The poor

Question 41

True or false: The Church teaches that the right to private property, never absolute and inviolable in its own, is subordinate to the right of everyone to the goods of the earth.

Answer 41

True