Life sustenance or the meeting of human basic needs. • Equity, meaning equitable distribution of material goods and opportunities. • Justice within all social relationships, including democratic participation. • Dignity and self-worth in the sense of feeling fully human and knowing we are made in the image of God. • Freedom from external control or oppression; a sense of being liberated in Christ. • Participation in a meaningful way in our own transformation. • Reciprocity between the poor and the non-poor; each have something to learn from the other. • Cultural fit that respects the
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