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A SPIRITUALITY OF JUSTICE AND PEACEMAKING
1. To act justly is a different form of caring and commitment than acts of charity and kindness. T or F
2. What real life analogy does Rolheiser user to illustrate the point of justice?
3. Social justice is big picture spirituality. A person tries to look at the larger system that causes injustice, poverty, race, class, violence, poverty, and make the connections. T or F
4. Why did the saints of old only perform private acts of charity and healing, but never get involved in the systematic struggles of their day, as we do in the modern age? (hint: this is a three-word answer)
5. The theological and spiritual motivation for seeking justice, according to Rolheiser, is grounded in our belief that all people are equal before the law and accorded equal rights in the Constitution. T or F
6. What two sources are biblical foundations for social justice in Christian theology and spirituality?
7. What spiritual reason does Rolheiser give to answer why there has been so little success in accomplishing a just social order in the United States and in the global sphere?
8. What is the problem with moral outrage, according to Rolheiser?
9. Our view of God as a violent God who will come to judge the evil doers and punish the bad people is an honest and accurate depiction of the God of the Bible. T or F.
10. What are some weapons (or spiritual resources) that we have for the long haul in the pursuit of social justice and peace? (list three that Rolheiser lists)
11. One question you have about spirituality of social justice?