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Essay / Social Justice - 1850
What is social justice and how does it relate to liberation theology? How do sin, love, grace, and human freedom affect social justice? What restricts freedom and social justice? And what role does all this play in the Kingdom of God? Social justice is the concept of a society in which every human being is treated fairly, without discrimination based on financial status, race, gender, ethnicity, etc. gift from God that we do not deserve, which helps us to choose the good, therefore it promotes social justice. On the other hand, sin, which can be seen as a lack of love and concern for “others,” distances us from social justice. Therefore, love and grace are essential aspects of social justice and without them there could be no social justice in the world. Liberation theologians, leading proponents of social justice, have multiple elements in their beliefs that address major social justice issues such as: the unjust distribution of wealth, goods and services; oppression of people based on gender, race and ethnicity; and the injustice of social structures and institutions towards the most disadvantaged. Finally, the ends of God's kingdom and the ends of social justice are one: humans act out of love to serve and give all to those less fortunate and in need. Within this idea of social justice is the belief that every human being enjoys specific political, economic, social and human rights. However, in reality, many people are deprived of these rights, leaving them without power or privileges, in other words leaving them less than human. They are subject to political structures that make decisions for them, which is unfair because political figures in power, acting on behalf of those who have no power,...... middle of paper.. .... social justice. Works cited1. Haughey, John C. The Faith That Does Justice: Examining the Christian Sources of Social Change. Broadway, New York: Paulist Press, 1977.2. American Catholic Conference. Campaign for justice. Washington, DC: The Bobbs Merrill Company, Inc., 19823. Gutierrez, Gustavo. A theology of liberation. Maryknoll, New York: Orbis Books, 1971.4. Cory, Catherine. Landry, David. “Augustine of Hippo.” The Christian Theological Tradition: Second Edition. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2003.5. Well, Leonard. “On Development and Theology.” Presentation of liberation theology. Maryknoll, New York: Orbis Books, 19866. Dazet, Paul. Love wins: God hears the cries of the oppressed. January 15, 2008.7. Wolff, Edward. “The wealth gap: America's growing gap between the rich and everyone else..”