There is as yet no power able to deal with the major structural changes that are
required for justice in the world, so that all persons may have what they need for decent human existence, existence that the modern world has ample means to provide.
As the developers over at Naughty Dog have stated, The Last of Us Part 2 is a game about hate and the
fight for justice in a world with blurred lines.
The first premise is that for us, as for Moses, an act of
engagement for justice in the world, not a pause for theological reflection, should be the first «moment» of an appropriate response to God.
For example, there is the common emphasis on otherworldly salvation for individual souls, with no corresponding emphasis on the social conditions that oppress and distort those souls and with no
concern for justice in this world.
Instead, theological education in this area consists of shaping «the will, the heart, which is the mainspring of practical
action for justice in the world» (187).
There is as yet no power to see to the major structural changes that are
required for justice in the world, so that all persons may have the wherewithall for a decent human existence, that the modern world has the ample means to provide.
Cynthia Hill's «Private Violence» is a searing, painful non-fiction piece about two women
fighting for justice in a world that still considers domestic violence something to be shamed or pushed behind closed doors.