Should We Be Just, Loving or Both? Understanding the Relationship of Justice and Love

• Main Author: Odulio, Edwin B
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2020
• Subjects: Love; justice; Catholic social teachings; prophetic message; Kingdom of God; Ethics in Religion; Religion; Religious Thought, Theology and Philosophy of Religion
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/theology-faculty-pubs/39; https://archium.ateneo.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1038&context=theology-faculty-pubs
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

In this article, I argue that the relationship of justice and love can be seen and understood through the prophets’ message in the Old Testament and in Jesus’ manifestation and proclamation of the Kingdom of God. This relationship is continuously affirmed by the Church, in particular, through its Ca...