Fraternity

Brotherhood, fraternity today, is the desired social behavior that is practiced in a community that is not justified by descent from a family relationship, but in an equality of individuals who join together. The relationship is created by the brotherhood, which has different shape. Although in the literal sense, women exclusively, the term was also formerly been related to people in general.

Brotherhood

The idea of brotherhood is originally from the philosophy of the Stoics and from Judaism and was adopted into Christianity. Fraternity is patrilineal founded here in the common descent from a father. In contrast to the non- personal imaginary god - father - term Stoicism, however, the biblical " God the Father " presented as a personal counterpart who speaks about his chosen people. The Fatherhood of God in Christianity is ultimately mediated in the incarnate Son Jesus Christ paternity which includes the fraternal unity of the Son of God. Christ Himself teaches the brotherhood in the commandment of love. In other cultures, the ideal brotherhood and humanity is known, for example in Buddhism. In a broader sense fraternity closes the dignity and equality of all people, pacifism, humanity, mercy, and even love of enemies with one.

Brotherhood of the Stoa

The Brüderlichkeitsbegriff in the Stoa is based on an original, mythological concept of nature. In heaven, a world- generating force is seen that obtains all life in the world, together with the "Mother Earth". In this sense, then the hot sky "father" of the people. Plato sees the eternal transcendent Idea of ​​the Good Father and the Lord, but whose personality remains doubtful. From a personal relationship with the creatures of the world can be no question. The doctrine of the fatherhood here is a reinterpretation of the ancient myth of Zeus and Hera. The gods represent only the tip of a sublime cosmos. From a personal, angry, caring, forgiving Father God is found in the Stoa no trace.

Christian brotherhood

The union with Christ includes the unification of Christians among themselves and this means the abolition of separating natural historical boundaries.

But be not ye called Rabbi; for you have one teacher, and you are all brothers. (Mt 23:8)

This is the big main difference, which had previously divided the world impregnable, fell. The difference between Israel and the nations, between the clean and unclean, between the elect and non-elect. About all estate- hierarchical orders of course - historical boundaries, there is now the Christian brother concept.

Enlightenment and Human Rights

Fraternity was on the one hand (as Fraternité ) one of the slogans of the bourgeois revolution (compare the unvarnished vernacular: And will not you be my brother, so beat I the Skull dir. ), While the labor movement primarily the concept of solidarity used. Others see the brotherhood rather an ethical virtue that leads to peacefulness, tolerance, reconciliation with the enemy and helpfulness. In this sense it is related to the notion of connectedness. Every March, celebrate in this sense, many millions of people the week of the brotherhood with projects and events. Also in the Declaration of Human Rights of the United Nations flowed the idea of brotherhood. He is mentioned in the second article, which states:

Brotherhood in Marxism

In Marxism, a distinction between two ethical zones takes place again. Humanity is here in a historical antagonism of capital and proletariat decay: In the class struggle of the Brotherhood includes a hostility towards the other one. Only the overcoming of class society, the militant abolition of (material) inequality and oppression in the " classless society", the "true" unity of mankind will produce.

Week of Brotherhood

The Brotherhood Week is an American model held annually since 1952 in March event. It is organized by the German Coordinating Council of Societies for Christian - Jewish Cooperation. It has the Jewish-Christian dialogue and cooperation between Christians and Jews, as well as for the processing of the Holocaust to the destination. During the event, the Buber- Rosenzweig Medal has been awarded since 1968. The patron is the respective President.

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