4.4 Thematic Analysis of Evangelii Gaudium 218 Evangelii Gaudium 218 falls under chapter four of the document; and it is on social dimension of evangelisation. A thematic moral theological analysis of this number is done under seven themes: Human Right and the Dignity of the Human Person, Love and Solidarity, Private ownership and Distributive Justice, Unjust Power and Social Structures, Distributive Justice and Preferential Treatment, Distribution of Wealth and Sustainable Peace, and the Necessity for the Prophetic Voice.
Human Rights and Dignity of the Human Person One may not comprehensively talks about human rights without an adequate reference to the dignity of the human person. This is so because “the dignity of the human person
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He adds that: “A right is not human right just because its claimant is a human being. A right is a human right when its claimant is entitled to claim it because of no other reason than he/she is a human person; thus, a human right belongs to all human beings whatever their sex, age, or any other status” (3). The implication of the above description of human rights is that every human being in everywhere and at every time possesses them. It means that human beings are to be treated as having an essential value derived from their being created in the image of a personal God.
The Church proclaims the right of all to the common good; and that it is the responsibility of the state to ensure that the basic rights of each citizen are preserved and defended (McKenna 37). The dignity of human person, according to the Catholic Social Teaching (CST), which is also asserted to by Edward Mechmann, “comes primarily from being a child of God; hence, the Catholic perspective imposes a significant obligation on society to focus on the well-being and development of every human person” (3). This radical claim which is contained in Genesis 1:26-27, according to Charles Irudayam, “is the source of the Christian belief that dignity of the human person is inherent and inviolable; and because it comes from God, human dignity is not something that anybody can bestow or take
. The human rights of people need to be balanced against the rights of others.
As per the 1948 Universal announcement of human rights, all individuals regardless of their background are all born equal before the law. This declaration made by the powerful nations and signed by all nations strong and weak that belong to the United Nations reflects the thoughts of many earlier philosophers to include the 16th & 17th Century Martin Luther, Thomas Hobbes, and John Locke. However, each philosopher -based on their times and experiences gave a different value to how men use their freedom and equality in presence of the other in a society, and in relation to political authority. As determinant of his freedom to act and think, the three writings focused on the will of man, the promise that shapes the social contract, and the
Throughout years and years of developing our rights in law and off law we have created a system that gives everyone equality. Human rights can be explained in multiple ways. Rights could start from personal rights to rights as a citizen. Without rights our lives would be demanding and complicated. In the Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, by Rebecca Skloot the author explains many violations of human rights as a citizen leading to social economic abuse.
Yet it appeals to God, his will, his kingdom; to Christ, his spirit, his law. There will be an increase of health when theology takes in hand the problems of social redemption and considers how its doctrines connect with the Kingdom of God in actual realization (p.17). The social gospel fuses the Christian spirit and the social consciousness in a new outreaching toward God and in remarkable experiences of his comfort
Human rights can be summarized as the activities and freedoms that all human beings are entitled to enjoy and only by virtue of their humanity. These conditions are generally guaranteed in the constitution of the land. They are widely felt in the area as they are divided and not limited to political, social economic and cultural rights. Some of the main principles of human rights include the fact that they are inherent, inalienable and indivisible as well. In this relation, human rights can never be taken away from an individual whereby the enjoyment of one right should not infringe the enjoyment of other. They must all be respected and maintained.
All humans have the same rights and are treated equally. Human rights are meant for everyone, no matter what their race, religion, ethnicity, nationality, age, sex, political beliefs, intelligence, disability, sexual orientation or gender identity. Our basic human rights are:
Unalienable rights are rights we are born with, not rights that we chose to have or be a part of. These unalienable rights are rather considered “God given natural rights”; We hold the truth and power of thy self of what has be given to us. Therefore is to be” self-evident, that all Men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness” ( The text of the Declaration of Independence). Which is why these rights we hold are so important because you cannot surrender, sell or transfer unalienable rights, they are a gift from the maker to us the individual. Unalienable rights are to be secured, and not allow too grant or create, these rights, we retain full control of, subject to these limitations. They are very much secured by these are ours to keep, by virtue of our Creator, while the rights are inseparable from us: they are part of our humanity, therefore there is no taking my or us individuals unique rights.
The principle of human dignity based on catholic social teaching is that every human being is the live image of a god himself (Australian Catholic Social Justice Council, 2016). therefore, every individual in our society is worth of respect as a member of the
Category 1 Some understandings of human dignity are based in the belief that it is something all humans already have, these are called “Attributed Dignity” (Weisstub and Díaz Pintos, 2008, p 27)
Each individual person is worthy of respect and given dignity is the rights approach. These are not legal rights, but our right to life, freedom, speech, well-being, etc. The rights approach applies to every individual. Under this approach we should take into consideration our actions or behavior and how they affect a individual's rights. Courage, compassion, integrity, fairness, honesty are a few ideal characteristics that we as individual's should strive to use each and every day
This course has had a great impact on my walk with Christ as well as my witness for Christ. I pastor a church and teach two classes and for me I thought that I was doing plenty. However this course has helped rekindle my passion for sharing Jesus Christ with people through personal evangelism. This paper will demonstrate what I have learned throughout this course.
Human rights are universal rights that we are entitled to. It is a freedom that is guaranteed based on the principle of respect for an individual. As mentioned in the preamble of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, human rights are a “recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all member of the human family is the foundation of freedom, justice, and peace in the world” (Kent, page 80). When asked what our rights are, we tend to get different answers and meanings. Some people recite the rights that they know; but let’s face it, not everyone knows all of the rights that they truly have. The rights we have consist of many things such as the right of having an adequate food supply. The right to
Human rights are the rights of the most fundamental which naturally inherent in human beings as a gift of God (Based on Genesis 1:26-29; 2:17-18). Human right is a stem from claims of God to man. Therefore, although it cannot be separated from human experiences, it is not from the experience of human, but rather on God's action in human history. Meaning: Human Rights is not a human ideal formula of himself, but rather an understanding of what God requires of man - what man is, what is the meaning of existence, and what the purpose of his life, from God's perspective. Based on the truth of the above, it should reject the two tendencies are somewhat common on attitudes toward human rights, namely: a) Attitude that makes people become a source of historical experience and the starting point for formulating the only Human Rights. b) Particular formulation absolutizing attitude as if he was identical with the claim and will of God, and therefore claimed to be absolute and universally applicable.
Every single human being on this planet has rights. These rights are given to us through birth, and the day I was asked, what my human rights were, I found myself speechless. I did not know how to answer the question, which at the time sounded so easy. I forgot about the question that had me so puzzled, and just brushed it off, ironically six month later I get an assignment on the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights. After reading this historic document, I realized how important human rights are. I believe most people take human rights for granted, we know they exist, but we don’t even know what they are
“All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.”