Christian Ethics and Morality

Fall 2023

Mr. Mayer

Test #2 Review: The Sources of Christian Ethics and Moral Decision Making

Part I: Multiple Choice/Matching (20 questions, 20 points total)--Tuesday, 11/14

Part II: Take-home essay (30 points)–Due Tuesday, 11/21 (prompt TBA)

Part I  

Overberg pdf chapter 2, Moral Foundations I PowerPoint, and Cardinal Virtues handout

Thomas Aquinas and Natural law ethics

“first precept of natural law” (Summa Theologiae q.94)

                 basic goods

                 prudence

                 discernment

4 sources of Christian ethics/Catholic morality

culture

relativism

the “three font principle” (three aspects of every moral act in the discerning approach) theological virtues (be able to identify each one)

cardinal virtues (be able to identify each one)

Overberg chapter 1 (pp. 15-17, 19-22), Moral Foundations II PowerPoint 

biblical vision of the human person (theological anthropology)

         human dignity

         covenant

         incarnation

Reign of God

the Beatitudes (their overall significance and sense of the characteristics of each)

sin

         biblical images

         Augustine’s meaning of original sin as decurvatus in se

         characteristics of Vatican II’s approach to understanding sin 

legalism

conversion/metanoia