Church and Its Mission Semester 2 Test 2

Stereotype

A generalized belief about a group of people.

Prejudice

A negative opinion about someone based on bias rather than facts.

Discrimination

Unfair treatment of people based on race, gender, or other factors.

Rerum Novarum

A document by Pope Leo XIII defending workers' rights and fair wages.

Populorum Progressio

A document by Pope Paul VI calling for economic justice and helping poor nations.

Laborem Exercens

A document by Pope John Paul II emphasizing the dignity of work and workers' rights.

Just Working Conditions

Fair pay, reasonable hours, and safe workplaces.

Ethical Trade

Buying and selling goods in a way that is fair to workers.

Vulnerable Workers

People at high risk of exploitation, like migrants and child laborers.

God as Liberator

The idea that God wants freedom and justice for the oppressed.

Jesus as Social Reformer

Jesus' role in challenging injustice and helping the poor.

Care for the Least of Us

The belief that society should prioritize helping the poor and vulnerable.

Poverty as Social Sin

Seeing poverty as a result of unfair systems rather than just personal failure.

Types of Poverty

Material (lack of necessities), spiritual (lack of purpose), and relational (loneliness).

Liberation Theology

A belief that faith should focus on freeing people from social and economic oppression.

Gustavo Gutiérrez

A priest who founded Liberation Theology.

Oscar Romero

A Catholic archbishop who fought for justice in El Salvador before being killed.

El Salvadorian Martyrs

Religious people killed for defending human rights in El Salvador.

Types of Violence

Physical (harm), psychological (mental abuse), structural (unfair systems), and cultural (harmful beliefs).

Shalom

A Hebrew word meaning peace, wholeness, and well-being.

Love Your Neighbor

The Christian call to treat others with kindness and justice.

Pacifism

The belief that violence is never justified.

Just War Theory

A set of rules for when war can be morally acceptable, developed by St. Augustine and St. Thomas Aquinas.

Role Models of Pacifism

People like Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr. who fought injustice without violence.