HCHS Religion II Vocab.
HCHS Mrs. Sacks Religion II Vocab. & Key People
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- Hidden Homeless
- people whose poverty prevents them from living in true homes
- Interdependent
- depend on one another fro our existence
- Option for the Poor & Vulnerable
- the choice to put the needs of societys most poor & vulnerable members 1st among all
- Grace
- transforming love of God
- Relationship Map
- like a road map, shows the connections between people that shape any society
- integrity of creation
- the way creation many interdependent relationships fir together
- CST - 7
- Care for God's Creation
- Racism
- personal sin and social disorder rooted in the belief that one race is superior to another
- Unions
- organization associations to negotiate working conditions
- Participation
- the right and responsibility of all people to participate in all aspects of human society
- Soljunre Truth
- Spoke out for rights for women
- Indirect employer
- any institution that regulates what employers may do
- Direct Action
- occurs on the level of individual relationships; usually aimed at meetinf an immediate need
- Capitalism
- the new economic system un to whihc a few own the means of production for their own profit and workers work for what ever they can get
- Pope John Paul II
- Encyclical On Human Work (Laborem Exercens) All who are able ave the right to work and duty to work, regardless of race, gender...
- Beatitudes
- in the Bible, one of the sayings of Jesus Christ in the Sermon on the mount about the 8 groups of people who will receive blessing in heaven
- The Culture of Death
- views human life as separate from God, who is its source
- Poverty
- experience pf not having the basic things one needs to live a full and dignified life
- heaven
- the state of the perfect communion with the Holy Trinity
- Discrimination
- deny individuals or groups the right to participate in the community
- Subsidiarity
- governments and large organizations exots only to sever the good of human beings, families, and communities
- Catholic Relief Service
- an international poverty-fighting organization; US Bishops - 1943
- Refugees
- people who are displaced from their homes by wars or political
- Original Sin
- from Adam & Eve; the rejection of their humanity as created in God's image; born into
- Parxis
- living according to one's beliefs not just private but in a way that affets the world
- Love
- is to will the good for another
- CST - 6
- Solidarity
- Catholic Social Teaching
- the teaching of the Church that examines human society in light of the Gospel and Church Tradition for the purpose of guiding Christians as they carry on the mission of Jesus in the world
- Selfishness
- seeking things for oneself in a way that ignores the good of others and causes suffering
- Poverty of Being
- prevents us from developing our full potential as images of God
- Individualism
- believes that each person should take responsibility for his or her own life, and that when people fail to take responsibility for themselves, others should not be expected to help them
- CST - 5
- The Dignity of Work and Rights of Workers
- The Cycle of Poverty
- the lack of bsic resources creates barriers that prevent people from obtaining those resources
- subsistence farming
- that is, small-time farming that meets only the basic needs of a family
- Enlightened Self-interest
- The realization that by helping others we are really helping ourselves in the end
- violence
- any human action that causes harm to the life or dignity of another person
- Power With
- a love centered world view that understands that God is the source of all power
- Reign of God
- a world view which peace, justice and goodness bring abundant life to everyone
- Human dignity
- the basic goodness of human beings that comes from always being loved by God
- Al Gore
- Global Warming
- Prophets
- A person called by God to help and guide "his people"
- Enthanasia
- intentional killing
- Retributive justice
- this approach to criminal justice in which the emphasis is on hurting the offender
- CST - 3
- Rights and Responsibility
- Social Structures
- patterns of relationships that shape any society
- Power
- the God-given ability everyone has to affect their own lives, others and world
- Solidarity
- a constant commitment ot the common good, based on the belief that "we are all responsible for all"
- environmental accounting
- seeks to include the value of the environment in making economic decisions
- The Culture of Life
- we are images of God and met to return to God
- Toil
- difficult, challenging and wearing
- The Spiral of Violence
- 1. Basic injustice; 2. Violent response; 3. Violent counterresponses 4. Escalating violence 5. More injustice
- Common good
- the social condition that allows all people in a community to reach their full human beings and fulfill their human dignity
- Malnutrition
- gettinf enough cals. to prevent your body from feeding on itself, but the diet of a malnourished oerson is extremely limited, often consisting of just three or four foods
- Prejudice
- an attitude of hostility directed at whole groups of people
- Universal destination of goods
- concept that all the resources of the earth are intended for all people
- Awareness
- seeing, hearing and knowing the world in a spirit of friendship as God does
- Power Over The Earth
- The earth has no value by itself; the earth is owned by whomever has the power to take it; the earth is a limitless resource
- Pope Leo XIII
- encyclical On the Condition of Labor - Rerum Novarum (Latin)
- Signs of the Times
- the church's responses to the world flows out of its interpretation of those realities
- institutional violence
- violence that occurs as a result of unjust social structures
- Shema
- the confession of faith made in Jewish religious practice
- Means of production
- a way of producing goods & service
- Global Climate Change
- relatively rapid worldwide changes in temp. and precipitation
- The Kingdom of God
- The way things are when love is more important than anything else in people's lives
- Economics
- the way societies produce, manage and distribute material wealth
- Care for God's Creation
- to live their fiath in relationship with all of creation by protecting the health of people and the planet
- World view
- basic belief the guides the way someone relates to the world
- spirit of violence
- one act of violence leads to another
- Free Will
- the ability to choose what to do
- Work
- any sustained effort expended for a purpose
- Liberalist
- rights and autonomy together with limited government and the ownership of private property,
- Rights of Workers
- nessary for dignified work
- Original Sin
- from Adam & Eve; the rejection of the humanity as created in God's image; born into
- Conception
- Sperm meets egg
- Analysis
- the process of understanding how people's lives are affected by therelationships that shape the society in which they live
- Chronic Hunger
- never have enough food to give the body the nutrients needed to grow and maintain itself properly
- Livelihood
- work that provides the basic needs of life
- Structure of Sin
- individual decisions also contribute to the social structure that block justice
- CST - 2
- The Call to Family, Community, and Participation
- Respect
- to look again;
- Dr. Abraham Maslow
- 1. Physical Needs 2. Safety Needs 3. Love Needs 4. Self-Esteem Needs 5. Self-Actualization Needs
- Stereotypoe
- when our view of a person or group is based on inaccurate or incomplete knowldge
- Objective aspects of work
- what the worker produces
- Rerum Novarum
- Pope Leo XIII - the suffering of poor people, cooperation between groups, the dignity of work, the role of the state and so on
- Industrial Revolution
- the shift from a farming and craft trade economy to an economy based on factory products
- Food insecure
- the household did not have consistent access to enough food for active, healty, lives for all household members at all times during the year
- Living Crazily
- lifestyle that emphasizes having over being
- Incarnation
- the Son of God becoming human in the person of Jesus Christ
- Hope
- is to believe in the possibility that what one wants can actually happen
- Wage Gap
- diff. between the Rich & Poor
- Living Simply
- to live in a way that values the sacredness of ourselves, others, and God's creation more than materials
- Responsibilities
- rights are limited by this
- Dignity of Work
- the value that work has because its supports humanlife and contirbutes to human dignity
- Free Will
- the ability to choose what to do
- Sacramental
- it reveals the presence of God in a visible and tangible way
- Compassion
- A feeling of life-giving closeness and protective care
- Action
- to change athe situtation in a way that allows all people involved to experience the good life that the Creator planned for them
- Subjective aspects of work
- what the worker experience
- CST - 4
- The Option for the Poor and Vulnerable
- Literally Homeless
- those without shelter
- CST - 1
- The Life and Dignity of the Human Person
- Gandhi
- love your enemy
- Power Over
- belief that humans are the source of their own power and recalls the Original Sin of Adam and Eve
- Natural Law
- god-given need for creation, including human beings to follow what God intended it to be
- Social Action
- occurs on the level of social structures and attempts to change the behavior of society; instutes a way the promotes justiceCon
- Development
- transforming the stuctures of society so that all people rich and poor are able to fulfill their human potential and live dignified lives
- Globalization of the economy
- nations economies are increasingly tied together by interdependent relationships
- Capital
- those who own the means of producing goods
- Justice
- the established of living relationships among human beings, God, and creation so that life can flourish in the way God intended
- Marginalized
- those who are not able to fully participate in society; forced outside the main group
- Survival Rights
- rights necessary for people to be able to live
- conflict
- disagreement between people or groups
- Informed Consent
- requires abortion clinics to tell clients about what an abortion involves
- Sustainable Economic Practice
- practices that reduce current stresses on natural systems and are consistent with sound environmental policy in the ling term
- Just Wage
- an amount sufficient to provide a decent life for a worker's whole family
- Injustice
- is a condition in which people have put obstacles in the way of loving relationships, thus preventing life from flourishing as God
- Trivial Rights
- rights to those things necessary for people to fully realize their God-given Talent
- Restorative Justice
- focuses on restoring the good that has been harmed by criminal activity for the victims, the community and the offender
- Starvation
- when the body doesn't receive enough calories to maintain itself
- Taking the Earth into Account
- Hidden economic value; value life, and as a gift from God