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.