A Loyola University Chicago On-Line Social Justice Reader
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Just Readings A Loyola University Chicago On-Line Social Justice Reader Edited By Michael J. Maher Daniel Hartnett, S.J. University Ministry, Loyola University Chicago This reader is the property of Loyola University Chicago and is protected under its copyright. No portion of this reader may be reproduced in any way without the written permission of Loyola University Chicago. Selections from other publications that are included here are reprinted with permission of their publishers. No portion of these may be reproduced in any way without the permission of their publishers. For permission, please contact the publishers directly rather than Loyola University Chicago. This reader is made possible through a Buehler Grant for Ethics and Social Justice from the Center for Ethics and Social Justice, Loyola University Chicago. 2 Contents I. Introduction (page 4) Michael J. Maher and Daniel Hartnett, S.J. II. Teaching Social Justice (page 6) Introduction by Michael J. Maher a. Social Justice and Jesuit Education (page 7) Jack O’Callaghan, S.J. on the Kolvenbach Santa Clara Address b. A Pedagogy of Justice (page 24) Daniel Hartnett, S.J. c. A Learning Model for Values and Experience (page 28) Michael J. Maher d. Education And Liberation (page 31) John Falcone on Paulo Friere e. Selection from Holland and Henriot, Social Analysis (page 42) f. Using the Internet to Teach Social Justice (page 59) Scott Kelley III. Contemporary Theories of Justice (page 63) Introduction by Daniel Hartnett, S.J. a. The Libertarian Alternative to Social Justice (page 65) Alexei M. Marcoux b. Social Justice from the Liberal Reformist Perspective (page 69) David Ingram on Rawls c. Social Justice from the Communitarian Perspective (page 73) Thomas Wren on MacIntyre d. Social Justice from the Socialist Perspective (page 87) David Schweickart on Marx IV. Faith and Social Justice (page 102) Introduction by Michael J. Maher a. The Historical Jesus and the Kingdom of God, Becoming (page 103) Wendy Cotter, C.S.J. b. The Concept of Social Justice in Judaism (page 109) Patti Ray c. Islam and Justice Issues (page 111) Marcia Hermansen d. Social Justice and the Hindu Scriptures (page 115) Tracy Pintchman e. Social Justice and the Buddhist Scriptures (page 117) Tracy Pintchman V. Catholic Social Teaching (page 119) Introduction by Michael J. Maher a. William J. Byron, S.J. on 10 Principles of Catholic Social Teaching (page 120) b. Mary Elsbernd, O.S.F. on Key Social Justice Documents of the Catholic Church (page 123) c. Claire Noonan on Key Social Justice Documents of the USCC (page 126) 3 Introduction Michael J. Maher and Daniel Hartnett, S.J. Michael Maher is a chaplain with University Ministry at Loyola University Chicago. Daniel Hartnett, S.J. is a faculty member in the Department of Philosophy at Loyola University Chicago. This is an original piece written for Just Readings and was first posted on the Internet February 20, 2004. When we began this project, one of the questions we examined very closely was “Why?” This became extremely important when we looked at the variety of social justice readers that exist already. We looked back at what had originally inspired the idea. The two of us had worked together on a project in 2001, shortly after Loyola’s School of Education adopted “Professionalism in the Service of Social Justice” as their conceptual framework. We put together an afternoon of reflection for the faculty. They were already very committed to social justice and had decades of experience working toward social justice through the fields of education and psychology. What was helpful for the faculty was the language of the social justice dialogues that exist in philosophy and theology. This language enabled faculty (and thereby students) to better articulate what it was they were already doing. This reader is meant as a secondary text. If one is teaching a class specifically on the topic of social justice, it might be helpful, but other sources and readers would likely be better suited as the primary texts. It is our hope that this reader will be used in classes and activities were the primary purpose is not the in-depth discussion of social justice as a concept. For the professors teaching in psychology, literature, business, social work, theater, computer science, and all the fields here at Loyola, we do believe we have created a valuable resource for you if you want to incorporate social justice into your curriculum. Also, for the staff working in Student Affairs and University Ministry, and all the “extra-curricular” departments, when you want to engage in some social justice analysis of the service programs and other programs you conduct with students, we do believe we have created a valuable resource for you. By “secondary text” we mean secondary not only to other texts, but also to experiential learning. The first section of the reader is really designed for faculty and staff. It provides ideas on how to incorporate social justice into instruction. The other sections provide foundational readings into social justice. We believe that these could be assigned to students to supplement their reading and other activities. Students could be asked to analyze problems from perspectives of different views of social justice. Students could 4 also be asked to evaluate how effective different perspectives on social justice are in understanding concrete situations. We also believe that the reader will create another bridge between the university’s mission and the university’s academic life. The reader may help students in classes to see how their studies are tied to the Jesuit Catholic heritage of the university as well as the identity of the university as a home for all faiths. The reader may also help students in extra-curricular service programs to articulate their experiences in academic language that they can ring back into the classroom. By asking various faculty and staff within the university to write pieces or commentaries, we hope to identify for the university community at large some of the resources that exist here, further building bridges that can cross academic lines and program lines. Finally, we believe that we have created a resource that is easy and accessible. Most strikingly, the reader is on the web with unlimited access and use. Faculty and staff do not have to wonder if they can impose upon students to buy another text before deciding if this can be included. The reader will also be updated from time to time, easily adding pieces and allowing contributors to update their writing. While the resource is designed with the Loyola University Chicago community in mind, it is accessible to students at other institutions, and we hope that fellow Jesuit institutions will find it helpful. Because the texts chosen are “foundational,” we do believe that they are accessible and comprehensible to any university student. The reader is far from esoteric. This reader does represent quite a bit of work donated by quite a few people within the university. We hope that it is a resource that will be used, and we invite our colleagues to do so. 5 Teaching Social Justice Introduction by Michael J. Maher This is an original piece written for Just Readings and was first posted on the Internet February 20, 2004. This section is intended for faculty and staff, but some may find some of the readings here helpful for students. The focus of this section is “how to.” The section begins with a discussion of the role of social justice in Jesuit education. It should be clear that social justice is not a fad or an optional element, but is a central and enduring aspect of Jesuit education. Next are four pieces that present different models of teaching social justice. It will be clear that these models contain many similarities, but central are the elements of concrete problems and analysis. Finally, the last piece is a guide to using further resources on the Internet in the teaching of social justice. 6 Social Justice and Jesuit Education: Jack O’Callaghan, S.J. on the Kolvenbach Santa Clara Address Jack O’Callaghan, S.J. Jack O’Callaghan, S.J. is a chaplain with the Pastoral Care Department of Loyola University Medical Center. This is an original piece written for Just Readings and was first posted on the Internet February 20, 2004. The Commitment to Justice in Jesuit Higher Education: Reflections on its Origins and Implications Introduction. To Judas, complaining about waste of precious ointment, instead of selling it and giving the money to the poor, Jesus said: “The poor you have always with you....” Later, this became an expression of a social reality/awareness which perdured for many centuries in a society in which social class distinctions were simply: “the way things are.” There were rich and poor, nobility and peasants, with only a slowing growing middle of merchants and artisans – and very little social mobility. I. Ignatius Loyola, founder of the Jesuits, was born into this kind of social situation. He was a nobleman, but once turned away from vanity and self-seeking, he became very sensitive to the needs of the poor. Two of his men were stellar theologians at the Council of Trent, but he directed them to live and work in the local hospitals, when they weren’t giving learned discourses at the Council. Ignatius and his early companions devoted a lot of time in Rome to begging money from the rich to feed the poor during frequent famines, and to nursing the plague-stricken. To this day every year the Mayor of Rome awards a chalice to the Superior General of the Jesuits, in a ceremony held on New Year’s Eve to commemorate the lasting gratitude of the city of Rome for what those men did so long ago.