Open AccessReflections on COVID-19 from a Christian Perspective of Justice and Peace
Author(s) -
Flaminia Giovanelli
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
politeja
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2391-6737
pISSN - 1733-6716
DOI - 10.12797/politeja.18.2021.71.07
Subject(s) - humility , economic justice , cultural humility , environmental ethics , solidarity , catholic social teaching , sociology , autonomy , perspective (graphical) , pandemic , political science , law , covid-19 , politics , philosophy , medicine , disease , pathology , artificial intelligence , computer science , infectious disease (medical specialty) , cultural competence
The COVID 19 pandemic has provoked many reflections. Here we present some of them formulated from a Christian perspective of justice and peace, that is, from the point of view of a Christian committed to building a world of justice and peace following the Social Teaching of the Church. The first group of reflections has to do with being a Christian per se, and therefore the virtues that used to be neglected and those that are currently exercised in the time of pandemic are taken into consideration: hope, humility, prudence, fortitude. The second group of reflections deals directly with the issues of justice and peace. During the pandemic, these issues manifested as closely related: “everything is related, everything is connected.” After a consideration of an existential nature on justice, follow others: on the principles of solidarity, subsidiarity, health as a global public good and on the crucial issues of work and respect for creation. Finally, the Christian proposal is indicated, which is that of the “culture of care” proposed in terms of integral ecology.