UNIT 3

• Social transformation


  The effort to bring harmony or kaayusan (PCP II) in our society
• Social transformation


  • A process that seeks to heal and liberate the society from its social problems and injustices and transform it into a more humane society
• Christian spirituality of social transformation


  A life-long task of responding to the challenge of Jesus' Gospel of Justice and Love by committing oneself to the mission of adjusting the social order to "radical demands" of the Christian faith
• Elements of the spirituality of social transformation


  • Enduring and intimate commitment to Jesus
  • Seeking of the Kingdom of God
  • Sharing the Good News
  • Heeding God's Word
• Spirit-focused transformation


  • Evangelizing Presence - witness of God's presence
  • Communities of Dialogue - people-to-people interaction
  • Authentic efforts for human development and liberation
• Social service


  Helping someone in need, an action rooted in charity and compassion with the intention of alleviating the misfortune and suffering of another person
• Social action


  Includes correcting social structures and helping solve the problems that perpetuate the need for social service, the social praxis, it includes analysis and reflection through the lens of the Gospel, responds to the cause of social problem
• Integral evangelization


  Proclaiming the Gospel in Word and Sacrament and Life to bring about one's personal conversion, impelling one to active involvement in the total process of human development and liberation
• International debt


  Having nations sustain debts that affect the citizens of the nation
• Government vs The People

  Working for justice is an essential part of Evangelization of the Gospel
• Major issues on social justice


  • The Gap (Financial)
  • International Debt
  • Oppression and Liberation
  • Violence or Non-Violence
  • Disarmament
  • Justice for Women
  • Racism
• Nonviolence


  Crucial for survival, rooted in religion, there is a dilemma between violence and nonviolence
• Disarmament


  A concept that fights against weaponizing nations in fear of others, commitment to peace and global unity
• Justice for women


  A critical dimension of social protection, allowing women empowerment as an aspect of Gender Equality, Asociacion Feminista Filipina – First organization that fought for the rights of women in the Philippines
• Racism


  Creation of inequitable opportunities based on race, inequality based on something one is born with and not changed
• Personal sin


  Harms relationship with God and others, an offense against God, failure to respect God given rights, neglecting responsibility, deliberate action, wound to human nature, personal moral responsibility is shared
• Social sin


  Constitute a direct attack on one's neighbor and give rise to social structures, institutions and situations that are contrary to the Divine goodness, begins with oneself, every sin can be considered a social sin, collective choices of many, sustained by selfishness
• Sinful social structures

  When patterns of human interaction become habitual, social structure is formed, when the patters of social interactions are affected by sin, it becomes SINFUL social structures
• Sources of hope


  • The unwavering faith of the Filipino people
  • The growing number of people's organizations
  • Increasing social awareness and concern for social change and development
  • The commonalities that exist among different cultures
• The Filipinos are very religious people, this faith that has shaped our lives for centuries has become an important part of us
• The NGO's and PO's provide the needed support for our ailing society from the grassroots, these organizations are becoming the sources and catalysts of change in our society
• Many Filipinos, particularly the youth sector, are becoming more aware of their responsibility as citizens
• We have diverse cultural heritage, we can still say that there is a common culture that exist among Filipinos