Outline Four of the Main Principles of Catholic Social Teaching and Then Discuss at Greater Length Some of Their Possible Applications in a Curriculum Setting.
Religion Assignment 1
Outline four of the main principles of Catholic Social Teaching and then discuss at greater length some of their possible applications in a curriculum setting.
The central message of Christianity and thus our main focus as educators is quite simple in that it is profoundly social.
“We cannot be called truly “Catholic” unless we hear and heed the Church's call to serve those in need and work for justice and peace. “ (Communities of Salt and Light, U.S. Bishops, 1993)
“Catholic social teaching is a central and essential element of our faith. Its roots are in the Hebrew prophets who announced God's special love for the poor and called God's people to a covenant of love and justice. It is a teaching founded on the life and words of Jesus Christ, who came "to bring glad tidings to the poor . . . liberty to captives . . . recovery of sight to the blind"(Lk 4:18-19)”
(Office of Social Development & World Peace United States Conference of Catholic Bishops)
There are 10 principles involved in the concept of Catholic Social Teaching. According to William J. Byron they are: Human Dignity; Community/Common Good; Rights and Duties of the Human person; Preferential option for the poor; Call to Participation; Economic Justice; Stewardship of Creation; Virtue of Solidarity; Subsidiarity – The responsibilities and limits of the government and the Promotion of Peace.
In this essay I will focus four of the main principles: Human Dignity; Call to Participation; Rights and Duties of the Human person and Promotion of Peace in reference to the current Alive O religious education programme.
Human Dignity is at the core of all Christian teaching- according to the Vatican II Ecclesiology, “The Church is a sign and a safeguard of the dignity of the human person,” in that the human person is sacred, constructed in the image and likeness of God, thus to work for social justice and human dignity is a deeply religious act.
"My dear people, we
Outline four of the main principles of Catholic Social Teaching and then discuss at greater length some of their possible applications in a curriculum setting.
The central message of Christianity and thus our main focus as educators is quite simple in that it is profoundly social.
“We cannot be called truly “Catholic” unless we hear and heed the Church's call to serve those in need and work for justice and peace. “ (Communities of Salt and Light, U.S. Bishops, 1993)
“Catholic social teaching is a central and essential element of our faith. Its roots are in the Hebrew prophets who announced God's special love for the poor and called God's people to a covenant of love and justice. It is a teaching founded on the life and words of Jesus Christ, who came "to bring glad tidings to the poor . . . liberty to captives . . . recovery of sight to the blind"(Lk 4:18-19)”
(Office of Social Development & World Peace United States Conference of Catholic Bishops)
There are 10 principles involved in the concept of Catholic Social Teaching. According to William J. Byron they are: Human Dignity; Community/Common Good; Rights and Duties of the Human person; Preferential option for the poor; Call to Participation; Economic Justice; Stewardship of Creation; Virtue of Solidarity; Subsidiarity – The responsibilities and limits of the government and the Promotion of Peace.
In this essay I will focus four of the main principles: Human Dignity; Call to Participation; Rights and Duties of the Human person and Promotion of Peace in reference to the current Alive O religious education programme.
Human Dignity is at the core of all Christian teaching- according to the Vatican II Ecclesiology, “The Church is a sign and a safeguard of the dignity of the human person,” in that the human person is sacred, constructed in the image and likeness of God, thus to work for social justice and human dignity is a deeply religious act.
"My dear people, we