Divine Word Missionaries

Peace and Justice Issues

Peace
&
Justice

MANUAL FOR
PROMOTERS OF
JUSTICE
PEACE
INTEGRITY OF CREATION

As an exercise in responsible ecology, and to compensate for the paper used in the preparation and layout of this Manual, a donation for planting trees in Kenya has been sent to Professor Wangari Maathai, of The Greenbelt Movement. (See page 55 for the story of this movement.)

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The JPIC Promoters Group,
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JPIC Commission,
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to proclaim liberty to captives
and to the blind new sight,
to set the downtrodden free…

TABLE OF CONTENTS

• 0.0. INTRODUCTION
• 0.1. DIFFERENT CONCEPTS OF JUSTICE
• 0.2. WHY A MANUAL FOR JPIC PROMOTERS?
• 0.3. HOW WAS THIS MANUAL PREPARED?
• 1.1. INJUSTICE TO HUMANITY
  • 1.1.1 The present world economic order
    • 1.1.1.1 Development: towards a new paradigm
  • 1.1.2 The present world political order
    • 1.1.2.1 Militarism and arms trade
    • 1.1.2.2 Land mines
  • 1.1.3 The present reality of demography
  • 1.1.4 Children
  • 1.1.5 Women
    • 1.1.5.1 Examples of commitment with women
    • 1.1.5.2 Eco-Feminism
  • 1.1.6 Refugees
  • 1.1.7 Elderly and handicapped
  • 1.1.8 Cultural And Religious Injustices
  • 1.1.9 Racism
  • 1.1.10 Violence
  • 1.1.11 Factors of a manipulated globalisation
• 1.2. INJUSTICE TO THE ENVIRONMENT
  • 1.2.1 Integrity of creation
  • 1.2.2 The world's oceans
  • 1.2.3 Pollution of land and air
  • 1.2.4 Desertification and soil erosion
  • 1.2.5 Deforestation
  • 1.2.6 The greenhouse effect
  • 1.2.7 Depletion of the ozone layer
  • 1.2.8 Inter-connectedness between social and environmental injustices
  • 1.2.9 Examples of commitment to the environment
  • 1.2.10 Concluding comment
• 2.1. INTRODUCTION
  • 2.1.1 Relationships in the Bible
  • 2.1.2 God’s relationship with human beings
    • 2.1.2.1 In the Hebrew Scriptures (Old Testament)
    • 2.1.2.2 In the New Testament
  • 2.1.3 Relationships among human beings
    • 2.1.3.1 The Sinai and Levitical Covenants
    • 2.1.3.2 Jesus’ relationships with people:
  • 2.1.4 Relationship between human beings and environment
    • 2.1.4.1 Relationship with the land:
    • 2.1.4.2 Right relationship with animals:
  • 2.1.5 Books of Wisdom
  • 2.1.6 Prophets
  • 2.1.7 The social martyrdom of today
• 2.2. THE REIGN OF GOD
• 2.3. THE CALL TO JUBILEE (THE CALL TO RE-IMAGE JESUS AND HIS MISSION)
  • 2.3.1 The call to jubilee has a socio-spiritual dimension
  • 2.3.2 John Paul II's vision for the Jubilee Year 2000 (TMA # 51)
• 2.4. THEOLOGICAL REFLECTIONS ON SPECIFIC THEMES
  • 2.4.1 Incarnation
  • 2.4.2 Resurrection - Pentecost
  • 2.4.3 Conversion
  • 2.4.4 Liberation
  • 2.4.5 Two conceptions of salvation
  • 2.4.6 Theology of life
  • 2.4.7 Feminine theology
    • 2.4.7.1 Theology of eco-feminism
  • 2.4.8 A short reflection on economy in the Bible and in Christianity:
• 2.5. A SPIRITUALITY OF JPIC: THE CONTEMPLATIVE ASPECT
• 2.6. LITURGY: JUSTICE AND WORSHIP
• 2.7. BIBLICAL REFERENCES ON JPIC THEMES
• 3.1. SOCIAL TEACHING OF THE CHURCH
  • 3.1.1 Introduction and historical summary
    • 3.1.1.1 List of Social Encyclicals with JPIC themes highlighted
    • 3.1.1.2 Themes: social teaching of the church
    • 3.1.1.3 Peace and the “Just War” theory:
    • 3.1.1.4 Social Teaching of Bishops and Major Superiors’ Conferences
    • 3.1.1.5 The social dimension of holiness and sin
  • 3.1.2 SOCIAL ANALYSIS
    • 3.1.2.1 Introduction
    • 3.1.2.2 The method
    • 3.1.2.3 Another way of approaching this method is to:
    • 3.1.2.4 A Practical approach:
• 4.1. RE-IMAGING RELIGIOUS LIFE FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF JPIC
  • 4.1.1 Introduction
  • 4.1.2 Re-imaging religious life from the perspective of JPIC
    • 4.1.2.1 Towards a new theology of the vows
    • 4.1.2.2 A new biblical approach to the vows
    • 4.1.2.3 Community
    • 4.1.2.4 Concluding comment
    • 4.1.2.5 Extracts from chapter documents of various religious congregations
  • 4.1.3 Re-imaging the Church
• 5.1. RE-IMAGING MISSION
  • 5.1.1 Distinction between Mission and Missions
    • 5.1.1.1 Solidarity
      • 5.1.1.1.1 An extract from a chapter document:
    • 5.1.1.2 Collaboration with laity
    • 5.1.1.3 Collaboration with Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOS) and Networking
    • 5.1.1.4 Concrete examples of commitment to the JPIC Mission
      • 5.1.1.4.1 Internet - A voice for the voiceless!
      • 5.1.1.4.2 New responses to new calls
      • 5.1.1.4.3 Asking for justice for the Christian minority
      • 5.1.1.4.4 Street retreats
      • 5.1.1.4.5 Mission for life
      • 5.1.1.4.6 Women in a situation of war
      • 5.1.1.4.7 Empowerment of families, especially women
      • 5.1.1.4.8 Savings and loan programmes
      • 5.1.1.4.9 Social analysis with kids
      • 5.1.1.4.10 The fruit of collaboration
      • 5.1.1.4.11 A call to religious congregations
    • 5.1.1.5 Investment policies
      • 5.1.1.5.1 Responsible stewardship of financial resources
      • 5.1.1.5.2 Social justice investment criteria
      • 5.1.1.5.3 Socially responsible investment policy
• A.1. THE PRESENT WORLD ECONOMIC ORDER
  • A.1.1 The debt problem
  • A.1.2 What is the world bank?
  • A.1.3 What is the Structural Adjustment Programme (SAP)?
  • A.1.4 Sub-Saharan Africa's debt profile (US$ mn)
  • A.1.5 Debt relief (1996)
  • A.1.6 Jubilee 2000: Charter (Ann Pettifor, U.K.)
  • A.1.7 First United Nations decade for the eradication of poverty
  • A.1.8 Model of a pro forma letter for the World Bank and IMF:
• A.2. ECOLOGY - INTEGRITY OF CREATION
  • A.2.1 The greenhouse effect
  • A.2.2 Hazardous waste
  • A.2.3 Acid rain
  • A.2.4 Vanishing wildlife
  • A.2.5 Saving energy and water, saving the earth
  • A.2.6 Light right
  • A.2.7 Attention shoppers
  • A.2.8 Re-use old news
  • A.2.9 Recycle glass
  • A.2.10 Don’t can your aluminium
  • A.2.11 Help protect the rainforests
  • A.2.12 Plant a tree
  • A.2.13 Carpool to work
  • A.2.14 Eat low on the food chain
• A.3. PEACE AND NON-VIOLENCE
  • A.3.1 A programme for peace education
  • A.3.2 Towards a culture of peace (cpp)
  • A.3.3 A vow of non-violence
  • A.3.4 Decalogue for a spirituality of nonviolence
  • A.3.5 Decide to be peaceful
• A.4. SUGGESTIONS FOR JPIC CO-ORDINATORS’ ROLE
  • A.4.1 Role of province co-ordinators:
  • A.4.2 Suggestions for a co-ordinator at Institute/General level:
  • A.4.3 Proposed questions concerning JPIC for General Visitations
• A.5. SUGGESTIONS FOR LITURGICAL CELEBRATIONS
  • A.5.1 Based on a re-reading of the Beatitudes:
  • A.5.2 Praying with the Beatitudes
  • A.5.3 I have seen Satan fall ....
  • A.5.4 Affirmation of Peace and Justice
  • A.5.5 A creed for today
  • A.5.6 The “Our Father” of peace
  • A.5.7 God make me an instrument of your peace
• A.6. DAYS TO REMEMBER: FOR PRAYER AND ACTION
• A.7. MEMBERSHIP LIST (svdcuria.org membership required to view this list)
• B.1. SUGGESTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
  • B.1.1 General Bibliography
  • B.1.2 Spirituality of justice
  • B.1.3 Integrity of creation
  • B.1.4 Others resources
  • B.1.5 Articles/Papers
  • B.1.6 Manuals
• B.2. INFORMATION ON AVAILABLE STUDIES/COURSES ON JPIC