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| [...]se with this teaching document, Holiness & Social Justice, of the Uniting Church in Australia and Th[...]rom their common traditions - holiness and social justice - and provided a document that accomplishes three[...]It provides a commentary on holiness and social justice, themes that were not randomly cho[...]in a fresh way at how holiness and social justice relate, and how they can continue to shape[...]community Both the themes of holiness and social justice are comprehensively covered - from Scriptu[...] |
| Holiness and social justice are a part of both the Uniting Church of Australi[...]f living the Christian life. Holiness and social justice are intimately linked to the integrity of living[...]nding God is the ultimate source and guarantor of justice, we are called to put God’s justice into practice. The wider Australian community exp[...]to care or when it looks self-serving. ‘Social justice’ has some ‘street cred’. But what of ‘holiness’? Unlike social justice, the word holiness strongly retains its ra[...]iness & SocialJustice, 5. Holiness & Social Justice |
| [...]e test. Not only are we called to do God’s justice but also we are called to share God’s holi[...]ness cannot be replaced by action for social justice. As Pope Francis keeps forcefully remindin[...]government’ social service organisation or justice advocate. He says, ‘The Church is not a shop,[...], the charity of Jesus.’2 Bringing social justice and holiness into dialogue and opening up these[...]b - to discern and put into practice God’s justice and open ourselves to accept God’s holines[...]n their lives a determination to put God’s justice into practice and have shone with God’s holines[...]h. I hope, therefore, that Holiness & Social Justice will not only teach but also guide an[...] |
| [...]11 Biblical Foundations of Social Justice 19 Chapter 2—Encount[...]41 Chapter 3—Social Justice 49 Historical Roots of the Idea of Social Justice 49 The Idea of Social Justice 59 The[...]87 Social Justice and Holiness[...]97 Session 2: Exploring Justice 98[...] |
| [...]es have a strong theological commitment to social justice as well as historical links to ‘holiness’ as[...]ing a teaching document on ‘Holiness and Social Justice’. The present document is the fulfilment of[...] |
| [...]ine of Holiness. 2 Holiness & Social Justice[...] |
| [...]glo-Australian perspective on holiness and social justice. We are grateful to Commissioner Raymond F[...] |
| [...]!, 4 H oli ness & Social Justice // |
| [...]iour. ‘Justice’ refers to this harmony ‘Justice' refers to this between creatu[...]ion of in society) originally justice where this has been broken. intended by Go[...]of living in ways that depart from of justice where this has it, we require the he[...]en. of injustice and remedies for it. ‘Social justice’ refers to dimensions of justice pertaining to the life of societies, both in crea[...]ding, God is the ultimate source and guarantor of justice. ‘Holiness’ therefore refers primaril[...]of God in creation and redemption, with ‘social justice’ referring to the need for the restorati[...]ille, TN: Nelson, 1989. 6 Holine & Social Justice |
| [...]als of society as the main determinants of social justice, however helpful these may be as ingredien[...]and ask for it in prayer. Ideas of holiness and justice that seek definitions in terms of ideal morality,[...]exemplary piety or clever forms of social and justice that seek organisation tend to miss the mark,[...]of both holiness and of ideal morality, justice does not reside in human beings, exemplary[...]resisted. Holiness organisation tend to and justice are non-manipulable. They miss the mark[...]if we attempt to use a reputation for holiness or justice in unworthy causes. They also depart when separat[...]onnection with God, making discernment of God’s justice potentially available. In his Church Dogm[...] |
| [...]Lord.’11 In similar vein, the righteousness, or justice, of God is set in connection to the mercy of God.12 Mercy without justice is not of God, and neither is justice without mercy. Barth’s doctrine of God builds[...]iring of conceptual contraries, such as mercy and justice, without a higher vantage point from which[...]ar value to the conjoining of holiness and social justice which sharpens and deepens the challenge of each[...]rth, CD, II 1, 440-678. 8 ness & Social Justice |
| [...]consequences for our understanding of social justice that are embedded in the reality of Christ. Jesus[...]inant social groupings of the time. God’s justice is more than an ideal of disinterested lov[...] |
| [...]but the point is even more general, that God’s justice is what we ultimately[...]gracious promise of God that justice and As Christians, we mercy are on[...]he gracious The real loss and damage of injustice can promise of God only be made good by humans in partial that justice and and limited ways. The possibility o[...]ope that God. God’s justice cannot be so partial and[...]-human as well as human. 10 olines & Social Justice |
| [...]Habakkuk 2:20). Whatever else it is, social justice is about justice. For Christians, justice, or righteousness, is of God. Therefore ho[...]uld lead us to recognise that human ideas of justice, while important, are not ultimate. God’s justice is holy and is not to be presumed upon by us[...]usiness. A Christian understanding of social justice therefore requires a recognition of the esse[...]pproach to the theory and practice of social justice. Biblical Foundations of the Doctrin[...] |
| [...]with identity, belonging, personal morality, and justice. The command ‘You shall be holy, for I t[...]Past and Present, 21. H lin & Social Justice |
| [...]’), that blunted any earlier emphasis on social justice as part of our understanding of holiness. 2[...]ness, 148-152. Holine: & Social Justice |
| [...]se who persecute us. Where we are perpetrators of injustice, however unwittingly, the challenge is to[...] |
| [...]tricably interrelated. 16 Hol ness & Social Justice |
| [...]d its Development, 488. 18 Holines & Social Justice |
| [...]thly realm’.34 Biblical Foundations of Social Justice God’s holy nature is revealed in his righteousness, justice, steadfast love and faithfulness (Psalm 89[...]’ (Genesis 2:15). In the New Testament, social justice is integral to life in the Kingdom of God[...] |
| [...]ve ‘neglected the weightier matters of the law, justice and mercy and faith’ (Matthew 23:23). The stron[...]oth the life of holiness and action toward social justice comes from Jesus’ summary of the commandments i[...]understandings of social justice are to be We conclude found through[...]f the Old and New Testament material. of social justice Throughout the biblical material, social are to be found justice is clearly linked to holiness - both the throug[...]d what does the LORD require ofyou but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to wa[...]God? The Hebrew word mishpat, translated here as ‘justice’, is not a purely legal term. In[...]cribe the steadfast love 20 Holiness & Social Justice |
| [...]ts of what we would see as a commitment to social justice. Here these two are linked clearly to conce[...] |
| [...]Testament. These are writings in which calls for justice in society are particularly strong. The earliest[...]concerns we would identify as a basis for social justice run throughout the narratives of the history of t[...]f which we would identify as raising basic social justice concerns. The king will raise taxes and call on p[...]ngs but the state of the whole nation. The social justice concerns were not the only concerns of these ‘w[...]When the challenge Social Justice I |
| [...]ces is compromised in favour of a call for justice (Amos 5:21 by unjust social 24); ‘Let justice roll down like waters, and practices which[...]onotheism’; the idea was that social action for justice could replace cultic or religious behaviour. This[...]igious practices of meaning. To Amos, the lack of justice in society is expressed as a disdain for the poor[...]ess the weak, raising what we would see as social justice issues. In the prophetic message, the very[...] |
| [...]es of God as the basis for laws exhibiting social justice can also be seen in Sabbath laws. The Exodus vers[...]he Hebrew Bible, 153. oliness & Social Justice |
| [...]le in biblical narratives exploring situations of injustice, such as Elijah’s response to Ahab’s expropri[...]uses that are basic to our reasoning about social justice. These are all grounded in the nature of Go[...] |
| [...]ht to be problematic for understandings of social justice. It is true that much of the Wisdom litera[...]ss are seen as causes of poverty, but so also are injustice and oppression (Prov. 13:23).[...]reat maker, whereas wealth with injustice (Prov. 16:8). The those who are[...]s and Job also offers teaching relevant to social justice. Ecclesiastes presents honest depictions o[...]e writer’s recurring 26 Holiness & Social Justice |
| [...]world, and about God’s inaction in the face of injustice and innocent suffering. Further, Clines calls att[...]presents us with a view of poverty, suffering and injustice from the eyes of the rich and privileged.38 Job a[...]n spend days in discourse about the nature of his injustice - but are not faced with violence while they talk[...]a limitation of perspective in the exploration of injustice and suffering in the book of Job; nonetheless, th[...]prosperity as an inaction in the face of injustice, outcome of good and a struggl[...]when Job's innocence is and God’s justice, but in the end vin[...]God is at work maintaining creation and upholding justice within creation: Job’s plight is not the[...] |
| understandings of social justice. For example, Luke can accurately be descr[...]oncrete acts to bring about the kingdom, to bring justice to all. This theme continues into the book of Act[...]as the Church is shown living out the teaching on justice. Acts 2:42-47 and 4:32-37 speak of the sha[...]s a challenge to us, and to our ideals for social justice. In his writings, Paul brings to expressi[...]nce between Romans and 28 oliness & Social Justice |
| [...]presents again the prophetic link between social justice and holiness. The Revelation of John shoul[...] |
| [...]ws; it is rather a critique of the root of social injustice, pointing to the arrogation of God’s power and[...]he ideals of God’s society. Roman exploitation, injustice and the false worship of Caesar, through the imag[...]fl Social Justice |
| [...]TSA Doctrine, 201. 32 ol ness & Social Justice |
| [...]f Man. Vol. 2, 174. oliness Social Justice |
| [...]Christian fellowship). 36 olines: Social Justice |
| [...]52 Webster, 100-01. 38 Holiness 8< Social Justice 1 |
| [...]nd self-understanding. 40 Holiness & Social Justice 1 illJl |
| [...]ing. 58 Otto, 3. 42 olines: Social Justice |
| [...]. 65 Tillich, 239. 44 H olin s & Social Justice |
| [...]apparent absence. 46 Ho liness & Social Justice |
| [...]darity, leading to a general commitment to social justice.[...]fl 48 Holiness & Social Justice 1 1 |
| Historical Roots of the Idea of Social Justice Human thinking about justice goes back to the earliest forms of social life. A[...]ear witness to the concern of early societies for justice.72 It may seem a small step to ask for cri[...]t while there are early proposals of criteria for justice in society,73 the language and concerns of social justice are a modern phenomenon. Christian thinking about justice has been in no way separate from this wider cultu[...]h the widespread use of the language of ‘social justice’ is recent. When the Basis [of Uni[...]id not talk about social ethics in terms of 'justice'. That was the language of the Catholic[...]tion of ethical analysis around the theme of ‘justice’. Protestant ethics on the other hand[...] |
| [...]it of a 'responsible society’.74 While the word ‘justice’ does not appear in the UCA Basis of Union, the reality of God’s justice is firmly in mind, referred to as ‘a new order[...]Dutney. ‘Does the Basis of Union call us to do justice?’ 75 BoU, 3. The increasing adoption of the language of social justice by Protestants is perhaps influenced by ecu[...]are well based. 50 Holiness & Social Justice |
| [...]ed as a contribution to the modern idea of social justice is the matter of authority. Where the ruler, nati[...]ilbert and Sullivan. 52 ol ness & Social Justice |
| [...]pacity and the right to raise questions of social justice and that all people should be equal before[...] |
| [...]science and to the idea that commitment to social justice is a necessary outcome of our faith. Wesley was[...]umw/wesley/wilber.stm oliness & Social Justice |
| [...]he Christian gospel itself provides a standard of justice by which other standards (and the behaviour flowi[...]for all. More broadly, Christian ideas of social justice are linked to an idea of society as having[...] |
| [...]ng the is at the heart of social justice. weakest and Our understanding of social justice most vulnerable has a Prot[...]and Destiny of Man. 56 olines: Social Justice |
| [...]liberation theology. 58 Holin ess & Social Justice III 1 |
| [...]assionate aid addresses presenting human need but justice asks questions about the causes of such need and[...]ime - alcohol abuse or rates of divorce - whereas justice asks questions about the systems that give rise t[...]we might change the systems. The Idea of Social Justice Imagine that you are seconded from Australia to t[...]This story encapsulates many features of a social justice issue. Perhaps most basically, social justice concerns typically arise as a question[...] |
| [...]her than as a definitive judgement. ... social justice Further investigation is always needed. I[...]cost. The response comes into the field of social justice when the policy itself is brought into question.[...]stration and power have reason not to like social justice. We can offer an initial and tentative account of social justice from this story, in terms of the relationships involved. Injustice that results from unfair treatment in dealings be[...]duals or groups of individuals prompts the social justice question. Social justice issues invite a concerned response from citizens[...]lity, however tenuous and even marginal, for that injustice. We should feel responsible for what is done ‘in our name’. A ‘social justice’ response to the situation in the story[...]s the main cause of the oliness Social Justice |
| [...]nt feature of this case, is not the only relevant resource. Time and effort in communicating are also important resources in addressing social justice issues, resources that are potentially available to all people. Social justice issues and practical needs mix in with each other[...]ti-level responses. Our modern concept of social justice comes to us in large part from Roman Catholic social teaching, whose general understanding is that ‘social justice includes all other social virtues that Our[...]iety’.91 The Roman Catholic tradition justice comes to has maintained a vision of society which[...]f society is a critical marker for discussions of justice, not only because the boundaries of inclusi[...] |
| [...]general concept, Curran identifies three types of justice, namely commutative,92 distributive and legal justice. He explains that these correspond to three different types of relationships. Commutative justice involves the relationship between physical i[...]ong people?... Legal, social or contributive justice governs what the individual owes to society.[...]common good of society.93 Commutative or exchange justice refers to justice in relation to contracts and to all dimensions of[...]igations and interactions. Distributive and legal justice are both oriented to the relationship between ind[...]orienting us to the kind of relationship in which injustice is being discerned. Curran’s broad areas of dis[...]in commutate, meaning ‘exchange’. Commutative justice is therefore focused upon contracts and othe[...]rsons. 93 Curran, 190. 62 Holiness & Social Justice |
| [...]of any case before reaching judgements concerning justice. Even Catholic commentators still do not agree... about the exact meaning of social justice as what is required by the common good. Some understand social justice as bringing together distributive and legal justice. Others regard it as a new type ofjustice that properly orders all societal instituti[...]tice of commutative, distributive and legal justice. The more common opinion identifies social justice with legal justice - what the individual owes to the common good.94 None of these options seems compelling, as social justice seems to be based on an ideal standard of social[...]al health and economic fairness. To invoke social justice is to make space for critical interrogation of ex[...]itly theological origins of the concept of social justice and is to be maintained and defended. John Rawls (1921-2002) offers us a theory of justice (which Curran might consider a theory of distributive justice) in which justice is understood primarily as fairness. Justice is the first virtue of social institutions, as tr[...]person possesses an inviolability founded on justice that even the welfare of society as a whole cannot override.95 Justice is here understood as an essential dimension of a[...]power, 94 Curran, 189 95 J Rawls. A Theory ofJustice, 3.[...] |
| [...]ceptions of ... even relatively injustice require the acquisition and just and wel[...]general principles that can be used to assess the justice of distributive arrangements in societies and tha[...]for the Vietnam War. 64 Ho liness & Social Justice |
| [...]A concern for equality is one dimension of social justice, but hardly a complete formula. Imagine thr[...] |
| [...]for the other two! For Christians, it is God’s justice which provides the overarching frame for a right[...]cknowledge how little we understand about God’s justice. The ideal of fairness as expressed by Raw[...]l, collectively considered. In Christian justice perspective, concern for social justice follows follows from from the love[...]our be an objective standard of social justice. commanded Moral relativ[...]ossibility of establishing objective standards of justice. This leads to the view that all such prop[...]goes so far as to reject the whole idea of social justice.99 Hayek limits injustice to the unjust acts of agents and the remedy for injustice to specific laws which prohibit these unjust acts. This amounts to a refusal to accept any concern for justice between members of society except where criminal wrongdoing can be identified. Justice for Hayek seems to be ‘what the current law req[...]uld never be content to ignore concerns about the justice of laws in addition to the justice of actions under the laws, as human justice is always subject to the judgement of God. It is[...]ge of SocialJustice. 66 oliness & Social Justice |
| resist the rejection of social justice proposed by Hayek and others. We need a robust sense of social justice because it at least allows us to question unjust[...]powerless groups powerless and downtrodden. Deep injustice often results from laws that are narrowly framed[...]advantaged groups. A precise definition of social justice continues to elude us, but the usefulness of the[...]individual elements within them. Recognition that justice concerns the common good is an important challenge to views of justice that prefer to see no possible injustices other t[...]. ethos often resists the demands of distributive justice and wants to understand all justice in terms of commutative justice.’100 Reference to the common good immedi[...]privilege a cause for concern. Concern for social justice is deeply embedded in this awareness of ou[...] |
| [...]collectively provide. oliness Social Justice |
| [...]ial nexus between the life of holiness and social justice. The link is clearly discernible in Script[...]may have muted the cry for justice, but in For TSA, there recent[...]cripture, draws the themes together and social justice. makes the link between holiness and social justice explicit in a series of statements. God is[...]ve of God, expressed ol iness Social Justice |
| [...]The establishment of TSA International Social Justice Commission (ISJC)103 in New York in 2007 is evidence of a renewed commitment to social justice advocacy. The ISJC has provided a major impetus and a point of international co-ordination for social justice issues. As TSA’s strategic voice to advocate for human dignity and social justice with the world’s poor and oppressed, it spe[...]e United Nations, and works to address social injustice in a manner which is consistent with TSA prin[...]ical thinking on issues ofglobal social justice. Collaborate with like-minded organisations to advance the global cause of social justice. Exercise leadership in determining social justice policies and practices of The Sa[...] |
| Live the principles ofjustice and compassion and inspire others to do lik[...]nt programmes and projects. In Australia, Social Justice Departments have been established in both Territo[...]rates on four foundational concepts: » Social justice is the Kingdom of God on earth. (Rather than working to a specific definition of social justice, they address social ills and problem[...]ith God’s Kingdom on earth.) » Social justice is integral to our holiness, reflecting the life of Christ. » Social justice is not a list of issues, but a lifestyle. » Social justice can be lived out by using four principles of justice seen in the way Jesus lived. These four pri[...]salvosociallustice.org 72 Holiness & Social Justice |
| [...]nt106 works with similar motivation toward social justice awareness and action to impact the mainstream operations of the Army. Divisional social justice co-ordinators in Western Australia, South Austral[...]The department has given leadership and provided resources for action and advocacy concerning poverty[...] |
| [...]Booth wrote: ‘The bill is only an instalment of justice due to women; still it is a very substantial one.[...]the Way Out, Preface. Hol ness & Social Justice |
| [...]of limited relevance. Booth uses the language of justice in describing the ‘submerged tenth’ of Englan[...]nd Scheme was an attack on two examples of social injustice in the manufacture of matches. Because of[...] |
| [...]England Scheme in straightforward terms of social justice. Quoting Micah 6:4, he says, ‘To admit an injustice and not to seek to repair it, is to relapse into barbarism.’115 He then outlined the injustice of laws affecting women, the ‘poor laws’ and[...]em and healed them.116 Similar examples of social justice action occurred in other countries. In Japan, TSA[...]unjust system. Not all efforts of TSA for social justice were as clearly benign as the examples quoted abo[...]he most compassionate of people can be blinded to justice by the dominant culture of the day. Perhaps the m[...]20. 116 Booth, 56. Holiness & Social Justice |
| [...]silencing the Army’s voice of protest when injustice needed to be challenged. Non-alignment, however,[...]other possible reason for the reduction of social justice activities is the internal rhetoric about the primacy of evangelism which makes social justice at best a secondary concern. TSA is endeavour[...]e called to give transparent witness to justice, peace, equality and holiness thr[...] |
| [...]orities. It has been noted that the allocation of resources has frequently favoured either evangelism, social services, or social justice to the detriment of the other two. Sometimes prog[...]force the strong bond between holiness and social justice. Holiness is often described as Christlike[...]tianity in Action, 84. 78 Hol ines & Social Justice |
| Social Justice has been a central concern for the UCA from its[...]ted a book, For a Social Justice has World Reconciled,121 which includes[...]ern for the UCA Assembly which address social justice from its inception. issues[...]he next grouping is headed ‘A Destiny Together: Justice for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peo[...]and inclusive society, environmental issues, justice for people beyond Australia and living justly[...]commitment and activity in the area of social justice can be found in this collection of statements[...]ecific areas of concern which comprise the social justice agenda of the UCA at its inception, as[...] |
| [...]nvironment and the replenishment of the earth’s resources for their use and enjoyment.123 Social justice as expressed in this Statement can be seen to mov[...]on the one hand and a myriad of specific areas of injustice on the other. The general principles assist us to recognise injustice as it shows up in everyday life, particularly in[...]erational fairness as a major component of social justice. The Statement is quite general in scope a[...] |
| [...]ied institutional responsibility for these social justice commitments,128 though they are of course not abs[...]. UnitingJustice has dealt explicitly with social justice principles and with UCA assessment of potential areas of injustice in national life. UnitingJustice identified the k[...]d Asylum Seekers, Environment, Human Rights, Justice for Indigenous Australians, Uniting For Peac[...]gJustice, like the continuing role of Synod-based justice groups, was that of identifying social justice concerns and then resourcing and promoting responses to injustice, as is documented in For a World Reconciled. Through more recent organisational change, the national justice focus of the UCA is being carried on through the[...]very and community development, where concern for justice is always a major factor. A central aspect of its[...]ce. Accessed 12-5-2015 82 oliness & Social Justice |
| [...]re whole and hopeful, free from poverty and injustice. Because every person matters. Because ever[...]ider world.130 131 One of the dangers of a social justice commitment is the idea that our judgement as to w[...]vision of transformed communities where peace and justice reign, but it is clearly recognised that t[...] |
| [...]an society. To create an equitable society of justice and peace and to affirm, wherever possible, t[...]reconciled community. 4 Holiness & Social Justice 1 |
| There are many further dimensions to the social justice work of the UCA. Perhaps the most instructive aspect of attempts by the UCA to live out its 1977 social justice commitments can be seen in the relationship betwe[...]s its policies and priorities. Concern for social justice has required a covenant to be established between[...]in this covenant is a recognition of the historic injustice that Aboriginal communities in Australia have suf[...]British colonisers. This recognition of historic injustice has led to the adoption at the 2009 Assembly of a[...]nk for the Preamble is: assembly.uca.org.au/ resources/covenanting/item/668-the-revised-preamble On 4-6-[...]ould be accessed via the Assembly website through Resources/ Covenanting/Revised Preamble.[...] |
| [...]uth telling in addressing longstanding historic injustice. It would seem to be a significant example of the intersection of holiness and social justice in the life of the UCA. Historic injustices have[...]ledge of this wrong was not enough to bring about justice for the victims in all too many cases. Our discus[...]!, oliness Social Justice |
| Social Justice and Holiness Recognising injustices that are ende[...]arises in this context, it is most injustice ... frequently in the form, ‘Why does God allow[...]er from them and also for those who recognise the injustice and care about those most affected. For Christians, God is present in the empathy which recognises injustice and makes the suffering of others our own, as wel[...]damaged, that cause the suffering. God allows the injustice because we, who live unjustly, are thereby given[...]fe. In Christian understanding, the deep roots of injustice are an affront to the holiness of God as well as[...]the mission of God for fullness of life with true justice. While it has been our conviction throughout this work that holiness and social justice are intrinsically related, this relationship is u[...]ssentially involved in the true pursuit of social justice, while a ‘holiness’ that has no sense of the importance of social justice has not travelled very far with God, at le[...] |
| [...]tanding that the first requirement for addressing injustice is a truthful accounting of the circumstances dee[...]essential. The second requirement for addressing injustice is solidarity, first with and between the victims of injustice and then with those in the wider society with resources for ameliorating the situation. Solidarity betwee[...]solidarity that does exist between the victims of injustice and those benefiting from the injustice is another consequence of the omnipresence of God. Solidarity is broken where there is injustice, so that restoring this lost solidarity is an important aim of justice seeking and conflict resolution. Ideologies whi[...]darity are frequently involved in maintaining the injustice. It is tempting to think that if only we had the power, any injustice could be magically brushed aside. This is actuall[...]l change comes about when there is recognition of injustice on all sides and a commitment to make and support[...]orking with our spirits. 88 Holiness & Social Justice E illJl |
| [...]ith the mysteries of illness, loss and mortality. Injustice thrives within this brokenness. There is common cause between people of goodwill in seeking to overcome injustice. Yet it does not seem to be within our human resources to overcome injustice in any but a partial and unsatisfactory fashion.[...]ious, our limitations become obvious. To refer to injustice in describing deep aspects of the human condition[...]nd loss and death, perhaps unhelpfully. Ideals of justice become hollow when they[...]human resources In biblical faith, it is when our human run out that God resources run out that God meets us. This[...] |
| [...]!, 90 Holiness 8< Social Justice 1 |
| [...]he Wesleyan understandings of holiness and social justice have in common, but also where their limitations[...]that we found it impossible to identify a social justice teaching that could be expressed in terms of a po[...]al society. Our best intuitions concerning social justice follow the track of God’s redemptive mis[...] |
| [...]IL & Leicester: IVP, 1997 For a World Reconciled: Justice Statements from the Uniting Church in Australia[...]Press, 1984. Websites: Eastern Territory Social Justice Department: www.salvosocialjustice.org Southern Territory Social Justice Department: www.justsalvos.com TSA International Social Justice Commission: www.salvationarmy.org/isjc/ partne[...]ww.unitingcare.org.au 92 olines Social Justice |
| [...]w, Legislation, and Liberty: The Mirage of Social Justice. Vol. 3. London: Routledge, 1973. Hopki[...]Millan, MC, Possterski, D & Read, JE (eds.). When Justice is the Measure. London: TSA Headquarters, 2014[...]iness. Oxford: Clarendon, 1997 Rawls, J. A Theory ofJustice. Cambridge, MA: Harvard UP, 1971. olines Social Justice |
| [...]2008. Papers: Durston, G. ‘Holiness and Social Justice'. 2014. Dutney, A. ‘Does the Basis of Union call us to do justice?' (Received) 2013. Faragher, C. ‘Holines[...]2015. Logan, M. ‘Biblical Foundations of Social Justice'. 2017. O'Brien, G. ‘The Wesleyan-Holine[...]Army and the Uniting Church'. 2014. O'Brien, G. ‘Justice and Mission: Historical Considerations'. 2[...]!, 96 olines Social Justice |
| [...]y heart (TiS 547, SASB 573) Session 2 Exploring Justice ‘He has told you, O mortal, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?' (Micah 6:8). God's justice involves mercy and kindness as well as real fairness in all relationships. Human laws are important, but justice requires a discerning formulation of the laws to[...]oups and an equality of all before the law. God's justice looks to the promised fulfilment of loving relati[...]ation Army Song Book 98 Holiness 8< Social Justice 1 |
| [...]see God's holy presence at work when we recognise injustice in our world? How is God active in the world for the establishment of justice? What do we name as injustices from which[...]ve us the strength to raise our voice against all injustice. Bring us to that maturity of discipleshi[...] |
| [...]tion/denomination) connecting holiness and social justice? In what ways do you see a shared heritage in the areas of holiness and social justice between The Salvation Army and the Uniting Church[...]tors might make it difficult to understand social justice as a dimension of holiness? Which voices from th[...]about the connection between holiness and social justice? How do we recognise abuses of power, by[...]for the whole world. 100 Holiness 8 Social Justice |
| [...]How do we grow in holiness? To what social justice issues are you most deeply committed (and wh[...]d weaknesses of social media in dealing with injustice? In what ways do you see our concept[...] |
| Holiness and Social Justice has been written by the members of dialogue teams[...]ng document bringing together holiness and social justice. While all members have contributed to thi[...]is book demonstrates how much holiness and social justice support and purify each other in practice.[...] |
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