CHAPTER 3

Living Justice is no easy task...

Liberation Theology

Is a way of talking about God amid the reality of the suffering of innocent people

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights are

officially recognized by most nations in a 1948 United Nations document,

which consisted of 30 articles

Solidarity is...

constant commitment to the common good

based on the belief that we are all responsible for all

a spirit of friendship between all

Awareness

Seeing, Hearing and knowing the world in a spirit of Friendship

We each have our own awareness of the world – we each perceive it and make sense of it in different ways

Worldview

The basic beliefs that guide the way someone relates to the world

comprehensive world view (or worldview) is the fundamental cognitive orientation of an individual or society encompassing the entirety of the individual or society's knowledge and point of view including natural philosophy; fundamental, existential, and normative postulates; or themes, values, emotions, and ethics

Culture

All of the shared values, beliefs, and ways of relating and living together that characterize a particular group of people

Shapes Worldview by teaching its members to adopt the beliefs and behaviors of the group

SUBCULTURES

What does our culture consider to be normal?

Pg 86

What is abnormal?

RESPECT

Find out what it means to me...

To look beyond outer appearances and first impressions to see the goodness that is the foundation of all God's creation

Analysis

Process of understanding how people's lives are affected by the relationships that shape a society in which they live

The type of questions we ask will determine the answers we receive

Interdependent

We depend on each other for our existence

Think of all the relationships you are a part of

People who shape your life are themselves affected by their relationships with other people

MOTIVATE ME

Social Structures

The patterns of relationships that shape any society

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Social Stratification – the ranking of people and the rewards they receive based on the objective criteria (wealth, power, prestige)

Social Classes

POWER

God given ability everyone has to affect their own life, the lives of others, and the world around them – in either positive or negative ways. Power builds relationships

Power over/Power with

pg 94-95 Ability to get people to do what you want

without having to MAKE them do so

Support of others for POWER

BOYCOTT - customers

STRIKE - employees

ACTION

Analysis reveals individual choices and social structures that cause injustice ….

CHANGE the situation in a way that allows all people involved to experience the good life and God's spirit

Two TYPES

Direct

Individual relationships and is usually aimed at meeting an immediate need

Social

occurs on the level of social structures attempts to change the behavior of a society and its institutions in a way that promotes justice

Marginalized

Marginalized people are those not able to fully participate in society and forced out of the main group

MLK

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdTpU5WZHHM&feature=related

OCCUPY WALL STREET

A riot is the language of the unheard.

-MLK