Self and Community Exploring The Anatomy of Modern Society

Question: Discuss about theSelf and Communityfor Exploring The Anatomy of Modern Society. Answer: The Common Good: Concern of Self-Esteem and Self Realization The concept of Catholic Social Thought (CST) is integrated in to the fabric of the sense of Common Good. It has been observed over time that many people are not aware of Catholic Social Thought. However, it is only when they are taught about the CST that they find meaning into the subject. It deals with social awareness through experimental learning through expansion of experiences. This document assists people in amalgamating CST with experience of Church service with the concept of social justice. The principle of CST is taken from papal documents, conical document, and statement from bishop conferences held during the last 100 years or more. The papal documents are implicit by referring the underpinning the principle in scripture and studying life and activities of the followers of Christianity. The maturity of CST holds water in hypothesis and observation (Davies, 2015). Reading the description of principles of CST, it is seen that though the principle is standalone, it has bearing on the social truths. The basis of the Common Good is on the assimilation of the CST, humans are social beings with mutual interdependence and interrelationship. (Principle 1) CST aims to improve human dignity through the image of God. This dignity needs to be viewed in conjuncture to the development of the Common Good (Principle 2). Human Rights protect the issues of Human Dignity through a spectrum of human duties. This includes creation of promoting rights and duties through humane conditions of living for the population. Protection of Human Dignity at work through accepting workers rights is a part of the principle (Principle 3). The marginalized persons are called poor through the options of CST. Valuing the economically unprivileged upfront should be the basis of decision making (Principle 4) (Feely, 2005). As messengers of God, the environment needs to be faced in terms of earthly population, and the disproportionate affects on the environment attracts concerns (Principle 5). Responsiveness to decision making refers to addressing the challenges in each sphere. Principle of subsidiary relates to grassroots level actions. (Principle 6) The Common Good Detailed explanation of each principles with examples portray how people have adopted the sense of each Principle vis--vis their experiences in societal concerns we are engaging the ongoing conversation (Vatican, 2015). The Common Good is a basic Principle and is related to Human Dignity leading to harmony and cohesion. Since Humans are a social being, personality rights require being in tune with the Principle of Common Good. Opposing the long standing culture bias is the Christian thought of Common Good. It is deeply rooted in biblical and patristic thoughts. The deserving can be accurately resolved through the interweaving of Common Good and the requirements of the underprivileged. Pope John Paul II has reorganized the erstwhile fervor to address the reality of the modern economy. The Common Good is understood as the benefit coming into subsistence in any community through cohesion amongst the actors (Coc, 2008). Life and Dignity; Human Being In the thoughts of John Paul II the issue of solidarity as a virtue appears. He says that, only virtue endorsed by each person singly is not enough. It is needs to be articulated in economical, cultural, politico- religious institution that shapes our social milieu. Common Good is grounded on the concept of community participation. With the increasing human interactions, the concept of Common Good takes an increasing collective feature, and involves the sense of rights and duties of the human society. Experience of the development of Common Good, should be built through individual rights. To make the underprivileged an equal participant, it is necessary to forego the good of the haves. It requires transformation of lifestyle, production and consumption which governs societies to describe the surplus that is produced (Annett, 2016). The Correlation of Right and Responsibility Actors have the right to take part in societal matters, by looking for common well being of the underprivileged. Advantage of an individual cannot be realized without population participation in the entire range of social milieu, unlike in a dictatorship, where the government extorts all voluntary association. It is human right to participate in that institution necessary for human existence. Family is the fulcrum of social foundation that needs to be augmented and strengthened and not underplayed. Whilst, exhaling individualism, the CST preaches that association with society, families and social institutions foster growth, defend dignity and encourage the Common Good, so that human beings fulfill their desires. The suitable and primary solution to paucity is those that allow people to control their lives (Acu, 2016). Stewardship and Care for Crreation Consultative: Possibility of following the US bishop would be possible at the national or regional level through a counseling process in generating documents on important social issues. Thus the presentation of the documents can be held in esteem. Teaching through a well-versed church is increasing recognized as integral to the pedagogy. Ecumenical: There is possibility of exploring the method to teach social truths ecumenically. The body of Chircheshas worked for long in the domain of racism, poverty and veracity of creation. Close cooperation is always a win-win situation. European Ecumenical Assembly has shown the effectiveness of co-operation. Gaps: Thoughts are that, CST will require developing and applying its line of attack to new social context. The most understandable gap is the role of a woman. It was the fulcrum of a Bishop pastoral draft circulated earlier, but introverted under force from the Vatican. These movements gave rise to Challenge of Peace (1983), Economic Justice for All (1986), Renewing the Earth (1991). These were disseminated initially as advice-giving document (Socialconcerns, 2015). Subsidiary: All authority and discussion building in the world should be at the local level, attuned with Common Good. Subsidiary will represent authority being decentralized, meaning fleeting proper powers upwards or downwards. The equilibrium amid the perpendicular (subsidiary) and the parallel (solidarity) is attained through the orientation to the Common Good. Commitment to the World: The committee presents the humankind in constructive terms produced and exchanged by God. Our role is in the designer plan functioning for its realization account. Hence, CST has urbanized a universal vision touching every level in civilization of the nation. Its role in peace has become more serious. Preaching the Gospel: Justice action and participation on behalf of the world, in the conversion of the planet, is a measurement of the demonization of the Gospel. Meaning, when this measurement is absent in our preaching we are fading to sermonize the Gospel. Interpretation of the Signs: It is the duty of the church to scrutinize the signs and interpret them as per the Gospel. It is believed that God speaks through soul account, or that Church learns from the humanity where Gods strength is in action. The earth is a part of Gods creation for the human transformation that we are responsible for (Cctwincities, 2016). References: Acu. (2016, 07 22). Unit Display. 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