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.