Catholic Social Teaching Ch 1,2,3
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 individualism | each person should take responsibility for his or her own life and when people fail to take care of self others aren't expected to help |
| enlightened self-interest | realization that by helping others we are really helping ourselves in the end |
| compassion | feeling of life-giving closeness and protective care |
| love | willing good for each other |
| selfishness | seeking things for oneself in a way that ignores the good of others and causes suffering |
| heaven | state of perfect communion with Holy Trinity |
| free | the ability to choose what to do |
| original sin | sins of our first parents all humans inherit, makes us have tendency to sin |
| personal sin | wrongful actions or omissions that humans choose |
| grace | transforming love of God |
| justice | establishment of loving relationships among human beings, God and creation so life can flourish in the way God intends |
| injustice | condition which people put obstacles in the way of loving relationships |
| reign of God | the way things are when love is more important than anything else in people's lives |
| catholic social teaching | teaching of the church that examines human society in light of the Gospel and Church Tradition to guide Christians |
| natural law | God-given need for creation to follow what God intended it to be |
| the circle of faith-in-action | approach to doing justine, combination of circle of praxis and call to action |
| culture | all shared values, beliefs and ways of relating and living together that characterize a group of people |
| respect | to look beyond first impression and see goodness |
| interdependent | we depend on one another for existence |
| social structures | the patterns of relationships that shape any society |
| power | God-given ability all have to affect our own lives, others and the world |
| power-over | power can be acquired to it can be lost so it needs to be defended |
| power-with | power is meant to be shared in relationship with others |
| direct action | aimed at meeting immediate need |
| social action | change behavior of society and its institutions in a way that promotes justice |
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