Week 11

Question 1

Contemplata aliis tradere

Answer 1

Latin phrase = “to hand on what we contemplate to others”

Question 2

Latin phrase = “to hand on what we contemplate to others”

Answer 2

Contemplata aliis tradere

Question 3

Saeculum

Answer 3

Latin word = “age, span of time, or world”

Question 4

Latin word = “age, span of time, or world”

Answer 4

Saeculum

Question 5

Secularization

Answer 5

When applied to Moral Theology, the idea that Christians must be in the world, and of the world

Question 6

When applied to Moral Theology, the idea that Christians must be in the world, and of the world

Answer 6

Secularization

Question 7

What Moral Theology is in itself:

Answer 7

Moral Theology:

• • is “faith seeking understanding” of human actions
• • lets the light of faith shine on human actions, distinguishing good actions from evil ones.
• • makes use of human disciplines, particularly philosophy, for the “seeking understanding” part of theology

Question 8

Moral Theology:

• • is “faith seeking understanding” of human actions
• • lets the light of faith shine on human actions, distinguishing good actions from evil ones.
• • makes use of human disciplines, particularly philosophy, for the “seeking understanding” part of theology

Answer 8

What Moral Theology is in itself:

Question 9

Human sciences that assist Moral Theology:

Answer 9

• Philosophy provides access to fundamental moral principles, such as the natural law.
• Biology and Medicine teach how human life operates on a natural level, and can support Moral Theology in the fields of Bioethics and Sexual/Medical Morality
• Economics teaches how human exchanges of goods and service work on a natural level, and can support Moral Theology in the field of Catholic Social Teaching

Question 10

• Philosophy provides access to fundamental moral principles, such as the natural law.
• Biology and Medicine teach how human life operates on a natural level, and can support Moral Theology in the fields of Bioethics and Sexual/Medical Morality
• Economics teaches how human exchanges of goods and service work on a natural level, and can support Moral Theology in the field of Catholic Social Teaching

Answer 10

Human sciences that assist Moral Theology:

Question 10

Distinction in the fields of Moral Theology:

Answer 10

Fundamental Moral Theology - studies how moral theology works (its basic tools, concepts, and methods)

Applied Moral Theology - studies particular human actions and whether they are good or evil

Question 11

Fundamental Moral Theology - studies how moral theology works (its basic tools, concepts, and methods)

Applied Moral Theology - studies particular human actions and whether they are good or evil

Answer 11

Distinction in the fields of Moral Theology:

Question 12

3 fields related to Moral Theology

Answer 12

• Theological Anthropology: Teaches about what kind of persons we are, which affects how we act
• Christology: Teaches about Jesus Christ, who is the exemplar of human action and by whose grace we are enabled to pursue the path of virtue
• Trinitarian Theology: Teaches about the Trinity, which is the goal of human action

Question 13

• Theological Anthropology: Teaches about what kind of persons we are, which affects how we act
• Christology: Teaches about Jesus Christ, who is the exemplar of human action and by whose grace we are enabled to pursue the path of virtue
• Trinitarian Theology: Teaches about the Trinity, which is the goal of human action

Answer 13

3 fields related to Moral Theology

Question 14

theologians who practice at least some form of secularization:

Answer 14

Martin Luther

Jean Bethke Elshtain

Gilbert Meilaender

Question 15

Martin Luther

Jean Bethke Elshtain

Gilbert Meilaender

Answer 15

theologians who practice at least some form of secularization:

Question 16

observations about what it means to do Moral Theology from the heart of the Church:

Answer 16

It is informed by:

• • the Church’s moral teaching
• • the Church’s tradition (e.g. Sacred Scripture, St. Thomas Aquinas)
• • the Church’s Universal Call to Holiness

It is criticized from the standpoint of secularization as being “impractical”

Question 17

It is informed by:

• • the Church’s moral teaching
• • the Church’s tradition (e.g. Sacred Scripture, St. Thomas Aquinas)
• • the Church’s Universal Call to Holiness

It is criticized from the standpoint of secularization as being “impractical”

Answer 17

observations about what it means to do Moral Theology from the heart of the Church:

Question 18

helpful resources in the study of Moral Theology:

Answer 18

Paul VI, Humanae Vitae
    JPII, Veritatis Splendor
    JPII, Evangelium Vitae
    BXVI, Caritas in Veritate
    Livio Melina (JPII Institute): The Epiphany of Love

Question 19

Paul VI, Humanae Vitae
    JPII, Veritatis Splendor
    JPII, Evangelium Vitae
    BXVI, Caritas in Veritate
    Livio Melina (JPII Institute): The Epiphany of Love

Answer 19

helpful resources in the study of Moral Theology: