Religious Perspectives on Justice and Peace (Leaving Cert Religious Education): Flashcards

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Judaeo-Christian Vision of Justice
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Foundational Judaeo-Christian belief about justice

God is just and calls all people to live justly

Justice as proper relationship with (3 things)

God, other people, and creation

Justice in this tradition is

Concrete action, not abstract idea

Amos 5:24 - justice imagery

Roll down like waters, ever-flowing stream

Micah 6:8 - Lord's requirements

Do justice, love kindness, walk humbly with God

Three vulnerable groups in Torah law

Widows, orphans, and strangers

Kingdom of God described as

Reign of justice, peace, and love

Matthew 5:6 beatitude

Blessed who hunger & thirst for righteousness

Five core themes of Judaeo-Christian justice

Right relation, poor option, dignity, forgive, peace

Catholic Social Teaching four pillars

Dignity, common good, solidarity, option for poor

Pope Francis on exclusionary economy

Unjust at its root

World Council of Churches three justice focuses

Economic, ecological, gender

Trócaire founded (year and by whom)

1973 by Irish Catholic Bishops

Martin Luther King Jr.'s protest method

Non-violent protest

Desmond Tutu's reconciliation work

Truth and Reconciliation Commission

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