1. 5 Guys (Jesus)
1.1. :one: Jesus and The Money-Changers
1.1.1. What happens in this story?
1.1.1.1. :flag_green: “He said to them, ‘It is written, My house shall be called a house of prayer, but you make it a den of robbers.’ Matthew 21:13
1.1.1.1.1. :question: Are you surprised Jesus could get so angry?
1.1.1.1.2. The temple as a sacred space
1.1.2. :flag_red: The nature of righteous anger
1.1.2.1. This was not an emotional tantrum by Jesus
1.1.2.2. :question: What is righteousness?
1.1.2.3. :question: How is anger righteous?
1.1.2.3.1. It is not sinful anger
1.1.2.3.2. How does this help us fight for social justice?
1.1.3. :flag_red: You cannot worship God and Mammon together
1.1.3.1. :flag_red: Remember that Mammon means wealth/property
1.1.3.2. :flag_red: Mammon means materialism
1.1.3.2.1. :question: What is materialism?
1.1.3.2.2. Materialism means we avoid spiritual growth
2. The Common Good
2.1. What is the common good?
2.1.1. Ideal and moral measure
2.1.1.1. Ideal: a world which in everyone has ideal conditions and opportunities to flourish
2.1.1.1.1. Food, clothing, and shelter
2.1.1.1.2. Good education
2.1.1.1.3. Health care
2.1.1.1.4. Safe housing
2.1.1.1.5. Fair wages
2.1.1.1.6. Participation in political and cultural life
2.1.1.1.7. To a good reputation and respect
2.1.1.1.8. To follow your conscience
2.1.1.1.9. To have privacy
2.1.1.1.10. To have freedom of choice
2.1.1.2. Moral measure: whether our choices, policies, and institutions align with this ideal
2.1.1.2.1. With the preferential option for the poor
2.2. Key assumptions
2.2.1. Human beings are inherently social and relational creatures
2.2.1.1. Our well-being is mutually interdependent
2.2.1.2. My good is your good
2.2.1.3. The Trinity as the model for community
2.2.2. A robust optimism in human beings ability to overcome conflict
2.3. Limitations
2.3.1. Optimism in human beings can be hard to sustain
2.3.1.1. With so much ill will, violence, and inequality
2.3.2. Forcing one's vision of "good" upon others
2.3.3. The unfinished nature of the common good is a good thing
2.3.3.1. It calls us to SEE, JUDGE, and ACT for the ideal
3. Social Sin
3.1. From Article 14: Social Sin (pp 69-74) in Christian Morality (our Green textbook)
3.1.1. Social sin is what breaks apart the common good
3.1.2. Sin is RUPTURE of the good
3.1.2.1. Sin is what breaks the good
3.2. Social sin is injustices that are the result of unjust social structures
3.2.1. Unjust social structures that allow and support the causes of injustice
3.3. Connected to the concept of personal sin
3.3.1. The collective effect of personal sins
3.4. Social sin stays around because of our complicity and complacency
3.4.1. Can become part of our society's laws