Yesterday, I wrote about one of two problems with the use of the phrase “social justice.”
Today I write of a third and more serious problem with the phrase and offer a an alternative.
I’ve used the phrase “social justice” for years, but there was always something about the phrase that didn’t sit right with me.
It wasn’t that I thought Christians should not be involved in social issues. I did.
It wasn’t that I thought the phrase had become associated with an agenda which many Christians opposed, although it probably had.
The biggest problem I had with using the phrase “social justice” is the “social” part of it. It suggests that society is responsible for injustice, and if everyone is responsible no one is responsible. Continue reading “On Social Justice, Part II”