Discussion:
Read from"Love into Justice: The Good Samaritan Revisited" by Thomas West. How does West define justice? What are the distinctions he makes among agape love, social justice and justice as a social structure? Think of modern examples (either from your experience or hypothetically) of each kind of justice. What kind of personal action would be an example of agape love like the Good Samaritan? Can you think of a social institution created for the purpose of serving justice like the one West describes in his re-writing of the Good Samaritan story? What are those social structures involving the government? Are these institutions in danger of the kind of corruption described by West's example of the Good Samaritan? Explain. Why is seeking justice more complicated in our modern world than it might have been during the time of the Good Samaritan? What are the repercussions of this complexity for the work of social justice in our world? What is your definition of justice and your individual relationship to the work of justice in the world?Due: Wednesday, November 29th .