SCL Prelims Flashcards
proclamation of salvation from sin: a liberation from everything oppressive to man.
Evangelization-
It is not only seen as a seed-sowing or announcing and proclaiming mission but a matter of bringing people to an awareness of what has been planted unto them.
Evangelization-
the proclamation of the word of God…the Good News
Evangelization-
implies freeing from social sin and struggling against sinful structures
Christian liberatin
There is no evangelization without ____
liberation.
In the secular sense, development is understood as
material progress, centered on technology and economics.
In the Christian sense, development is the
progress in the total human person being in the world, a being for others and for God.
Total development includes ____ dimensions of man.
economic, social, political and spiritual
- is now slowly understood as referring to structural realities, produced by human beings, that result in the exploitation and oppression of some sectors of the population.
Structural and Social Sin
examples of Structural and Social Sin
hunger, poverty, unemployment etc.
have intimate connection with personal sins( pride, selfishness, greed, hatred) because they lead to habitual patterns of human interactions creating sinful social structures
social sins
effects of sinful structures seen in
street children, jobless, homeless, violations of human rights
it is the firm and persevering determination to commit oneself to the common good and a commitment to the good of one’s neighbor with the readiness to lose oneself.
Solidarity-
it is an expression of love of neighbor.
Solidarity-
From the Old Testament:is the attitude or virtue that makes one conform to the moral norm.
justice
It consists of obedience to the laws of the Covenant.
justice
God’s justice demands (3):
- concern for the poor
- protection of widows and orphans
- protection of strangers
- respect for wage-earners
- attending to the condition of servants/slaves
- prohibition of lending at high interest
- avoiding giving bribes
from the NT, ___ giving to each person what is his and also giving to him what is also yours
In the Church tradition: justice is the habit whereby a person renders to each one, with a constant and perpetual will, his due or right.
Justice-
TYPE OF JUSTICE
giving to each person what is his and also giving to him what is also yours
(compassionate justice)
In the Church tradition: ___ is the habit whereby a person renders to each one, with a constant and perpetual will, his due or right.
justice
division of justice
applies to the relationships of individuals. It commands that the exchange of goods and services take place accdg to strict quality.
commutative
division of justice
refers to the obligation of the community t0 the individuals. It demands equitable distribution of the benefits and burdens of community life. (fair share),
distributive
division of justice
it obliges the members of the community to comply with the demands of the common good.
contributive
division of justice
requires the authorities to look into real situations of different groups of people in the society and give them their due as members of human community.
social
division of justice
It works hand in hand with other divisions of justice.
social
Components of justice
- sufficient life-goods such as shelter, clothing, health care, skill development and work (economic rights)
- dignity of the human person
- participation- the power of each person and people to shape their own destinies.
- solidarity- corresponds to the duty of each person to promote human rights with and for others
power of each person and people to shape their own destinies.
participation
- corresponds to the duty of each person to promote human rights with and for others
solidarity
It is not the repression of bad people that hurts, it is the _____
silence of the good.
are considered unchristian and a sin of omission.
Silence and indifference
Causes of injustice:
a. super abundance of a few nations and groups of people
b. indifference and passivity of the poor nations
c. sinful attitudes and deeds that create oppressive structures
effective witnessing for justice
conversion-
does not mean an alternative, but rather a decision and commitment in favor of the poor
option
choice of the poor as priority of Christian witnessing to justice and solidarity
Preferential-
is to love the poor which means living for and with them, lending a helping hand, giving service where needed, being just, honest, pure, gentle, truthful and kind to them.
Option for the poor-
an appeal to the poor to work for a change in their own socio-political situation
conscientization of the poor-
living for the poor, with the poor, and like the poor implies a practice of poverty in spirit, living a simple lifestyle sober and austere
- true solidarity with the poor-
It is part of evangelization.
Promotion of human rights
central to the ministry of the Church.
Promotion of human rights
is a pre-requisite for peace and linked with the need to transform social, political and economic structures.
Respect for human rights
those fundamental rights of human beings essential for the exercise of human dignity.
Human rights-