The Learning Process through Religion and Conducive Environment

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“Men for Others” by Pedro Arrupe shows the significance of education in religious life. The primary theme of the article is the role of the church in educating people to promote justice in the world. Arrupe asserts that education has become a significant concern in contemporary society. That is the reason why the church should be fully engaged in educating and re-educating its believers and other individuals as one way of fulfilling its evangelical principles of social morality. The author emphasizes forming “men-for-others” (Arrupe, 2000) Here, Arrupe means that education makes men not only to live for themselves but also for the benefit of others through adherence to the teachings of Jesus Christ. Additionally, people understand why it is ungodly to conceive the love of God without showing it to their neighbors. The author discourages individualism since it undermines several things. They include respect for each other, benefiting by oppressing others, and social justice. Overall, Arrupe prioritizes education in the church to ensure that people recognize others, handle them with respect, and above all, they love one another.
Timothy Hanchin’s “Messianic or Bourgeois?” shows the influence of Ignatius education on students. In particular, Jesuit education meets students’ fundamental mission of perceiving things with new eyes. According to Johann Baptist Metz, theology refers to an interruption to people’s ways of living. The two primary types of religion discussed in this article include the messianic and bourgeois. The latter type of doctrine embraces wealthy people or those with many properties. These individuals have the likelihood of taking life for granted since they have more than they need in their lives. On the contrary, the messianic religion emphasizes unconditional love, compassion, and the virtues of repentance for poor people. Indeed, this doctrine prioritizes the universality...