The Contemporary Poor as the Object of Protective Pedagogics

Abstract

In the end of the twentieth century, which is called the age of abundance, there occurs a new form of destitution called poverty. It is a spiritual poverty caused by the lack of charity, understanding, the feeling of loneliness and ostracism. The Society of the Missionaries of Charity, set up by Mother Teresa of Calcutta, took up the mission of spreading charity among the poor. This mission is aimed at not only the people who are destitute but also at those deprived of the care for their human life. The paper depicts the ways of activity and attitudes towards the needy which methods are employed by the Society.