Justice and Peace

by Stoutzenbe; Stoutzenberger, Joseph

• ISBN13: 9780159504482
• ISBN10: 0159504481
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-01-01
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Religion

Summary

[This book first] provides a foundation for a Catholic understanding of justice. [It next] examines key issues related to justice including: poverty in America, global poverty, sexual identity, marginalized groups, and stewardship. [Finally, the book] examines Catholic teaching on peace and current issues related to peace. -http://www.harcourtreligion.com.

Table of Contents

Foundations for a Just World
A Just World: The Christian Vision	1	(23)
A Just World is a Sacred Place	3	(10)
Culture and Counterculture: Reading the Signs of the Times	13	(11)
Scripture: The God who Takes Sides	24	(22)
Choosing Sides in the Bible	26	(2)
Genesis and Biblical Foundations for Justice	28	(2)
The Exodus and Liberation	30	(3)
The Prophets and Justice	33	(5)
Jesus and Justice: Deepening and Broadening the Message	38	(8)
Church: The Community that Does Justice	46	(19)
The Early Church: A Revolutionary View of Justice	49	(3)
The Medieval Church: Christendom as God's Kingdom	52	(3)
New World and New Challenges	55	(3)
The Modern Era: Catholic Social Teachings	58	(7)
Guidelines for Action: Doing Justice, Living Justly	65	(21)
Justice Through Direct Aid	69	(3)
Justice Through Changing Social Structures	72	(5)
Living Justly, Living Compassionately	77	(9)
Issues of Justice in our World
Poverty in America: A Scandal We Can Overcome	86	(26)
Poverty in America: Truths, Myths, and Misconceptions	88	(6)
Homelessness: A Visible Symptom of the Depth of Poverty	94	(2)
Migrants and Immigrants: A Continuing American Story	96	(8)
Christianity and Poverty	104	(2)
Responding to Poverty	106	(6)
Global Poverty: Making Interdependence Work	112	(26)
Examining Global Poverty	115	(12)
Global Poverty in Christian Perspective	127	(4)
Responding to Poverty	131	(7)
Sexual Identity: Women and Men Created in God's Image	138	(20)
Sexual Discrimination: A Matter of Justice	141	(7)
Sexism and Christianity: A Compassionate Community Is a Community of Equals	148	(4)
Responding to Sexism: Changing Attitude, Changing Social Structures	152	(6)
Race: Beyond Stereotypes to the American Dream	158	(24)
Countering Prejudice, Cultivating Compassion	161	(4)
The Question of Race: How Different Are We?	165	(4)
Racism	169	(3)
Prejudice and Racism in the Biblical View	172	(4)
Responding to Prejudice: Guidelines for Change	176	(6)
Groups Seeking Justice: Compassion for the Marginalized	182	(38)
Older Persons: A New Look at Old Friends	184	(9)
Persons with Disabilities: Moving from Exclusion to Inclusion	193	(6)
Gay and Lesbian Persons	199	(5)
Prisoners: Society's Forgotten Ones	204	(8)
The Unborn: Cultivating a Culture of Life in a Culture of Death	212	(8)
Earth Justice: Nurturing Nature, Our Home	220	(20)
Ecology: Making Our House a Home	223	(10)
A Christian View of the Earth	233	(3)
Working with the Earth	236	(4)
Creating a Peace-filled World
The Challenge of Peace: The Christian Resolution of Conflict	240	(26)
The Continuum of Conflict Resolution	243	(15)
Christianity and Peacemaking	258	(8)
Peacemaking: A New Attitude	266	(16)
A New Attitude Toward War	269	(1)
Becoming a Person of Peace: A New Attitude toward Ourselves	270	(1)
Creating Interpersonal Peace: A New Attitude toward Others	271	(6)
A New Look at Violence in Society	277	(5)
Nurturing Global Peace	282