EXAM REVIEW Flashcards
(42 cards)
What is an informed conscience?
A conscience developed through understanding moral teachings and decision-making models.
Informed conscience helps individuals make ethical choices based on knowledge and reflection.
What were challenges of the early Church?
Persecution, defining doctrine, maintaining unity.
These challenges shaped the development and structure of the early Christian community.
What is Paul Ricoeur’s framework for human action?
It analyzes actions through narrative, identity, and ethics.
Ricoeur emphasizes the importance of storytelling in understanding human behavior and moral choices.
Who are modern-day prophets?
People who speak out for justice and live out truth despite challenges.
Modern-day prophets often advocate for social change and ethical behavior in contemporary society.
What are the parts of a call story?
Confrontation with God, mission, objection, reassurance, and signs.
What are examples of conscience errors?
Rationalization, misinformation, trivialization, and using means to an end.
What is the view of Catholicism on free will?
Humans have free will but are influenced by grace, sin, and moral law.
This perspective emphasizes the balance between human choice and divine influence.
What are the elements of a covenant structure?
Preamble, historical prologue, submission, witnesses, blessings, and curses.
These elements outline the framework and expectations of a covenant in religious texts.
What is an example of a covenant in scripture?
The Mosaic covenant.
This covenant established the laws and guidelines for the Israelites as per biblical accounts.
What is the structure of the Decalogue?
Ten Commandments that outline core moral laws.
Name three key Gospel themes.
Matthew’s genealogy, the Beatitudes, the Sermon on the Mount.
What is the difference between hermeneutics and exegesis?
Hermeneutics is interpretation theory; exegesis is the actual interpretation of texts.
What are examples of conscience errors?
Rationalization, misinformation, trivialization, and using means to an end.
What does habit formation relate to in moral development?
Character building and ethical behavior.
Habit formation is essential for developing a strong moral character.
Why are the Beatitudes significant in ethics?
They model attitudes and actions for moral Christian living.
The Beatitudes provide a framework for understanding Christian ethical principles.
What is determinism?
The belief that human actions are caused by external or internal factors, not free will.
Determinism suggests that individuals do not have control over their actions due to influencing factors.
What is the structure of the Decalogue?
Ten Commandments that outline core moral laws.
What is the difference between hermeneutics and exegesis?
Hermeneutics is interpretation theory; exegesis is the actual interpretation of texts.
What did the Council of Trent and the Great Schism represent in Church history?
Major turning points in doctrine (Trent) and Church unity (Schism).
What questions are asked in the conceptual framework of human action?
Who? Why? How?
What is the Catholic perspective on determinism and freedom?
Catholics believe in human freedom guided by God’s grace, not absolute determinism.
What are the three senses of conscience?
Capacity, process, and judgment.
What are symptoms of a misinformed conscience?
Rationalization, misinformation, trivialization, and using means to an end.
What is the role of ethics in evaluating human behavior?
Ethics helps assess whether actions are right or wrong based on principles and values.
Ethics provides a framework for understanding moral dilemmas and guiding decision-making in various contexts.
