RE105 Flashcards
1
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a society in crisis is seen as ___
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opportunities for growth
phase in the process of transition toward transformation
2
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example of the crisis in society
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- war
- pollution
- poverty
- injustice
- protest rallies
3
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five (5) envisioned characteristics for the individual members of community
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- alive and life-giving
- free and freeing
- responsive and responsible
- loving and lovable
- caring and community-minded
4
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- one cannot be simply living
- being aware of what is happening is what it means to be alive, not having bodily functions
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alive and life-giving
5
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aware person:
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should know the reason WHY and HOW things happen
6
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what does life-giving mean?
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- reaches out
- source of awareness
7
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characteristics of an alive and life-giving vibrant community
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- inclusive
- socially aware
- conscious
8
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the ulterior motive of a alive and life-giving community
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moved by an experience
9
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conscious vs. awareness
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10
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how can one become life-giving?
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- alleviate poverty
- lessen suffering
11
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it means one has the freedom to do what is right
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free individual
12
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the freeing means
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liberation
13
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- not about fighting or sharing freedom
- actions should liberate others from bondage/ slavery
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free and freeing
14
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when we talk about responsibility, we talk about__
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our responsibility to others
15
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to be loving or lovable, what are the two (2) mandates:
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to love and to serve
16
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to show love =
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acts of charity (caritas)
17
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how to make ourselves lovable?
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make ourselves open
magpaka-totoo
18
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to be lovable is to be true
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loving and lovable
19
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- to be compassionate
- close family ties (exclusivity)
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caring and community-minded
20
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dream of a community whose free members are not only free individuals but are INSTRUMENTS to make others free
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free and freeing
21
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it is the segregation of whites from non-whites
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apartheid
22
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it means being able to respond to the call of the signs of time and try to be a part of the solution
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responsive person
23
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we have a calling or invitation
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responsive and responsible
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on a macro level, society has a particular calling from each member and from God
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responsible response
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Filipinos should be serious in their efforts to follow God's command and love their neighbors
loving and lovable
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to make ourselves lovable means
it is easier for others to accept and love us
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Church's vision:
community of Faith
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important aspect of Church's vision
caring for one another (caring and community-minded)
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a NEED for caring and community-minded
close family ties- sakop orientedness
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this causes limited attention to family members only
close family ties
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ability to decide but with God's teachings
discernment
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in the envisioned community, it means to speak and listen
synodality
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in the envisioned community, it means to pray and celebrate their joys/sorrows together
pakikisumaro
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wealth is used for sharing
throw-away culture (solidarity)
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PCP 1991
Secondary Plenary Council of the Philippines
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PCP summarizes this vision of a people:
1. makatao
2. makabayan
3. maka-Diyos
4. maka-kalikasa
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to achieve the envisioned dream, we must go through __
social transformation- a lifelong process
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describes Christian spirituality as
journeying in Jesus' spirit
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- way of life anchored in spiritual belief
- inspiration within a person to live based on beliefs/ religious conviction
spirituality
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call to all members to live and think, to make judgments, and always discern to God, in light of Gospel and church teachings
christian spirituality
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Christian spirituality demands
- radical living of what we preach
- witness radical demands of Gospel
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means revolutionary (its love is what grounds you)
radical- radical love
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- an effort to bring harmony/ kaayusan
- process to heal and liberate society
- lead to humane society
social transformation
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- a lifelong task of responding to the challenge of Jesus' Gospel of justice and love
- commit to adjusting social order to the radical demands of Christian faith
christian spirituality of social transformation
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christian spirituality of social transformation is manifested
1. social service
2. social action
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charitable arm of the Church
social service
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to live in a spirituality of social transformation, one should
discern and follow the will of God
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it is also known as Christian spirituality of social transformation
christian discipleship
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living out our Christian faith entails a SOCIAL DIMENSION that transforms society into a just and humane society
christian discipleship
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a real disciple of christ means
- being mindful of injustices
- avoid being cause of oppression
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- helping someone in need
- action rooted in charity and compassion
- response to the effects of social problems
social service
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intention of social service
alleviate misfortune and suffering
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- efforts to connect the social structures and help solve the problems that need social service
- response to the cause of social problems
social action
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social action is also known as
1. social justice
2. action for justice
3. Christian social praxis
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social action begins with
analysis/ reflection on human experience through gospel
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mission of the Church
continue Christ's mission
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three-fold mission of christ
Kingly- service
Priestly- Prayer
Prophetic- Proclamation
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towards integral human development (social action)
kingly- service
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deeper relationship with God ( worshhip + we share but non- ordained)
priestly- prayer
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peace founded on truth, built through justice, integrated by charity, and practiced in freedom ( teaching + education + catechesis)
prophetic- proclamation
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discipleship leads to
baptism
*leads to the three-fold mission of christ
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as disciples we should:
invoke the holy spirit
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- means to call
- way of life anchored in spiritual belief
spirituality
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three meanings of TO CALL in spirituality
1. to live
2. to think
3. to discern
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there is judgement because of justice
to live and to think
* SPIRITUALITY -> to call
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justice mean
give what is due
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there is an end + linear
eschato logical
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means good news
kerygmatic energy
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- "buffering"
- art of interpreting concepts/ body technique
- to empower
hermeneutical delay
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main mission of christ
bring salvation
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social mission of the church gives the church __ and __.
duty
authority
to teach and interpret the message of the gospel
guide people towards salvation
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it is the social mission of Christians
- describes as the Church's mission to make love and justice present
social transformation
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four (4) steps: cycle of christian social praxis
experience
social analysis
theological reflection
action
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a method that shows the church's effort to live out the spirituality of social transformation and develop a spiral movement
christian social praxis
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- the foundation of christian social praxis
- calls into consciousness and experiences
- first step
- what is the exp about? What do people feel? How do they respond?
experience
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- looks at the situation from afar
- after being conscious: analyze causes and probe consequences
- what's behind all of it?
social analysis
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- analyzed experience is seen through faith, scripture, and CST
- what is the role of my faith? what does my faith tell me to do?
- not a reflection but an element of faith
theological reflection
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- the actual living out of one's mission to God and society
- make plan of action
- what can we do about the problem?
action
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three (3) elements of conversion
1. realization fo one's sinfulness
2. new and deeper understanding
3. radical response
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radical response calls for two responses:
1. political- agent of social transformation (active way)
2. personal- changing one’s values + observing
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expeession of faith ahould be
preferential
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faith must be expressed through
social
economic
political
cultural involvment
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filipino theologians use ___ and ___ to translate salvation
kaginhawahan
kaligtasan
