Intro/Ch 1-2 Flashcards
(35 cards)
What is Divine Revelation
The most advanced form of morality
Combo of scripture and tradition
What is the magisterium
Teaching arm of the church
What is morality
What to do and what not to do. Make good choices
What is a virtue
Healthy habits that make us do good. They act as moral skills which will hopefully make us more Christian like
What are the cardinal virtues and the most important one
Justice-giving to God
**Prudence-Right reason in action or responsible decision making (most important of these virtues)
Fortitude- strength/courage
Temperance- moderation / balance
What are the theological virtues and what is the most important one
Faith- Belief in God
Hope- desire for eternal life
**Love- God neighbor and self
What do the nihilists believe
Nihilists believe that there is no meaning to existence, reject all positive values, believe
in nothing, and the nothingness that comes when someone dies (a form of atheism)
What do Christians believe
Christians believe in God and believe that we are to share in his divine life and
friendship. We are to try and be the best person we can be.
How are we made in Gods image and likeness
- free will
- soul
- reason/intellect
Explain Adam and Eves creation and what it meant
Men and women were made for each other
1st women came from man, rest of man came from women
What does the rib mean
Rib is chosen because it is a partnership symbol
No bone in the lower body because they are equal
Define inherent
Inalienable, born with
What is CST
CST is theology applied to everyday life
What are the catholic social teachings
-God has to do with everything
- Jesus is both human and divine
- Catholics are Republicans, Democrats, and Independants
- We as humans are part of a larger cosmological universe
- CST does not like the hyper concentration of power in the hands of the few
- Church favors distributism, but not in a state sponsored way
- Individuals should have the right to own Private Property: God’s right to declare eminent domain. We need to get compensated for things taken from us.
What is subsidiarity
bias or prejudice in favor of a local solution to a problem or question
What is solidarity
Social love in a concrete way
What can subsidiarity without solidarity do
Subsidiarity without solidarity can give rise to an excessive self-interest
What can solidarity do without subsidiarity
Solidarity without subsidiarity can give rise to manipulation and excessive state or government control (Totalitarianism)
What is the steward of creation
Someone who is to take care of the kingdom in the king’s absence
What are the 4 parts of the Pascal mystery
Passion, death, resurrection, and ascension of Jesus Christ
What was the first sin and who committed it
Pride vs disobedience
Adam eve and Lucifur too
What is the original sin and who created the concept
Sin we are born with due to no fault of our own. St. Augustine created this concept
In what gospels does the Rich Young Man represent a certain characteristic
great demonstration in Matthew, Luke, and Mark’s Gospel of what it means to be “good.”
What are Three sources of knowledge about what we should/should not do
Reason
Experience
Divine Revelation
