GSS Final

Elizabeth Johnson

Come, Have Breakfast, liberation and feminist theology, justice is crucial to christology, interconnectedness is essential to humanity

feminist theology

recognizes that theology has been extremely male dominated but believes it can be transformed, recognizes that God goes beyond gender, the problem is that more men are not like Jesus, women share equal dignity of being human, too much androcentrism (making manness the norm for all), sexism is always against the will of God

Laudato Si

a letter written by Pope Francis that emphasizes the need for humanity to care for the climate and creation

political and economic nature of Jesus’s homeland

Everything was under Rome’s heavy foot, they conquered, the government used punishment and terror to keep order, Rome tried to squeeze the maximum profit out of the lands, violence was ussed against the people, the Jews were humiliated, Galilee was naturally beautiful, everyone worked the land and the elites relied on the peasants work, Galilee was trapped in debt to Rome, taxes were very hard on the common people

Gift economy vs market economy

gift economy is built on diversity, and sharing of gifts which can never be commodotized, when everything is a gift the relationship changes, The Serviceberry, Robin Wall Kimmer, there is no direct compensation, wealth means having enough to share

Epistemologies of Ignorance

Watts Belser’s barriers between social classes that let higher class people be unable to see the consequences of their actions, like climate change, how ignorances of danger shape elite realities, because it profits to pay little attention

The basis of Jesus’s final judgment

how much his followers alleviated suffering and worked for justic

Elsa Tamez

everyone is a being in whom God dwells

Christology

the theological study of the nature and work of Jesus Christ, his life, work, death, resurrection

Liberation theology

analyzing an unjust reality, recognizing situations and sinful, searching for flaws contributing to this in the Christian tradition, and searching for liberation, neutrality is not an option, restoring power to those who are systemically oppressed

liberation must be rooted in

praxis (intelligent, informed action)

Augustine vs Johnson’s thought of the greatest temptation for social sin

Augustine for men: pride, Johnson for women: a loss of center/sense of self (result of sexism)

7 Tenants of Catholic Social Teaching

(life and dignity of the human person), (call to community, family, and participation), (rights and responsibilities), (the preferential option for the poor), (the dignity of work and the rights of the worker), (solidarity), (care for God’s Creation)

Robert Goizueta

BC prof/theologian, don’t avoid things that make you realize your vulnerability, when we deny death we inflict it, if you shut out vulnerability you shut out everything and lose everything that makes us human, the Church is of and for the poor, God loves the poor preferentially

Margaret Farley 7 norms for just sex

Do no unjust harm, freedom of choice/freedom of consent, mutuality, equality, commitment, fruitfulness, social justice

Other Margaret Farley expectations

humans are essentially relational, to treat another as a mere means is to violate them, no love is just for two, it is important to share the love

Dr. King soft-minded vs tough-minded

tough: sharp, deciphers through true and false myths, has a firmness of purpose and solidness of commitment, judges critically

soft-mindedness: gullible, easily persuaded by advertisements, embraces superstitions and irrational fears, afraid of newness and change

Dr. King hard vs soft heartedness

hard-heartedness: never truly loves or experiences friendship, self-centered, can’t share or relate to others, lacks genuine compassion, unmoved by others pains, does not see the less fortunate, sees people as numbers

soft-heartedness: loves in a selfless way, expecting nothing in return, always looks for justice for the less fortunate

Dr. King 3 steps of HOW to love your enemies

1, Have the capacity to forgive, 2, understand that the evil deed never completely encapsulates all that a person is, 3, do not seek to defeat or humiliate the enemy

Dr. King 3 steps of WHY to love your enemies

1, only love can drive our darkness, hate only multiplies hate; 2, hating scars the soul; 3, love is the only force capable of turning an enemy into a friend

Dr. King what to do when our “dreams are shattered” and we don’t get what we wanted

acknowledge that grief exists and we must bear it, it is all in the purposes of God, accept fine disappointment and do not lose infinite hope

Dr. King 4 steps for mastering fear

1 ask “why we are afraid”, confront fears, 2 have courage to stand up to fear 3, love, 4 have faith, that is the only thing that can cure existential fears

Dr. King why was the rich man a fool?

he got lost in materialism, he was swallowed by the means, got poorer intellectually and spiritually, failed to appreciate anything, he failed to realize his dependence on others, failed to realize his dependence on God

Dr. King and Paul’s greatest virtue in his letter

Love, the most durable power in the world, without it, everything is meaningless, God is love

4 answers to how should we live

to maximize happiness (consequentialism), by obeying the commandments of God (often done too literally), by cultivating virtues (requires attention), balancing self-actualization and altruism

traits of someone who lives as resurrected - Tamez

they feel they have power, they feel life is a gift, they feel loved by God, they are full of hope