Themes of Catholic
Social Teaching
Social Teaching
What is Catholic Social Teaching?
The Church's Social Teaching is a rich treasure of wisdom about building a just society and living lives of holiness amidst the challenges of modern society. According to the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), the Catholic Social teachings are as follows, Life and Dignity of the Human Person, Call to Family, Community, and, Participation, Rights and Responsibilities, Option for the Poor and Vulnerable, The Dignity of Work and the Rights of Workers, Solidarity, and Care for God’s Creation. Going through my research however, two Catholic teachings resonated with my topic of book banning, and those are Rights and Responsibilities and Call to Family, Community, and Participation.
Rights and Responsibilities
Rights and Responsibilities is the protection and upholding of human fundamental rights. This is important in relation to my topic due to the fact that banning books is an attack on human rights to speak freely in a society and write about topics they deem important to themselves and their identities.
Swindle and Cherki argue that we have an obligation to actively remember American and African American history.
Swindle and Cherki argue that we have an obligation to actively remember American and African American history.
Call to Family, Community, and Participation
Call to Family, Community, and Participation is the belief that “people have a right and a duty to participate in society, seeking together the common good and well-being of all, especially the poor and vulnerable.” This is significant to my topic because the work that people are doing to end book banning is a testament to how much a community can care for one another when other human’s rights/dignities are being threatened.
This photo depicts a book banning protest in Georgia