What is Social Justice?

We began with the general definition of social justice as “the distribution of advantages and disadvantages within society” and identified the three major areas of race, poverty, and gender.

For some formal definition and background to the concept as a whole: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_Justice

Some of the questions we are beginning with are: What is Christian social justice? What is our biblical responsibility to social justice? What unique knowledge or abilities do Christians bring to the issue?

One thing I hope we can agree on is that social justice is absolutely central to what it means to be a Christian and is not a just matter of special interest or calling. Also, that social justice is much more and goes far beyond mere charity or compassion (but definitely begins with a compassionate heart).