Theology 12 Midterm Review

Based on the notes provided by Fel.

Pope St. John Paul II

The author of theology of the body, 5 questions: Who am I? Why did God create me? What is my purpose? How do I find true happiness?

Theology of the Body

Series of 129 talks by Pope John Paul II. Purpose: give an adequate Christian Anthropology; sees person in imago dei.

Sacramentality of the body

Just like a sign on the road points us to something, so do our bodies; point us to the meaning of life.

Eros

Romantic love, emotional & sexual attraction, building blocks of love.

Storge

Family love.

Philia

Friendship/Brotherly love - Equality.

Agape

Unconditional love - God, sacrificial, it will cost you something, a choice/decision to do good for another person.

Lust

Using someone for their body, taking advantage of them.

Original Sin

When Eve ate the fruit off the tree and went against God’s word.

Original Innocence

Prior to their experience of sin, Adam & Eve had minds, hearts, & bodies that were perfectly innocent.

Original Nakedness

When they were naked without shame, no original sin, trusted each other completely.

Original Unity

They lived in perfect communion and gave themselves to each other through the mutual gift of their bodies.

Concupiscence

The effect of original sin, inclination of evil.

Historical Man

Term given to humanity after the fall from grace until Christ returns.

Sin of pride

The root of all moral evil, also the sin that made Satan & ⅓ of angels fall.

Original Solitude

Adam experienced before Eve, realized he was alone in the visible world as a person, fundamentally different from the animals.

Original Happiness

As a result of their purity of heart, they were able to understand God’s love for them and their ability to love like him.

Spiritualized body

What you and I are now. Body with a soul, made spiritual through our soul (body of matter, soul of an angel).

Glorified body

After Christ returns, holy people will be resurrected and go to heaven.

Good Shame

Concealing your sexual value so others see your personal value & reminds us that we should protect our dignity.

Shamelessness

Flaunting the body without inhibition or conscience, stemming from a false idea of sexual freedom and the truth of the body (forget one's own dignity).

Eschatology

‘End/ final things’ - Death, final judgement, heaven (communion of saints), hell.

Original Man

The term given to humanity before the fall of grace, characterized by immortality, no suffering.

Eschatological Man

3 stages: Before original sin (original man), historical man, glorified bodies (rise from the dead).

Objective Truth

What something is, as it is.

Freedom

To be able to make moral choices, power to do the right thing (love).

Fornication

Biblical term for any sexual act outside of marriage.

Adultery

Cheating on your spouse, sex outside of marriage.

Pornography

It changes your ideas, beliefs, and behavior, increases domestic violence, linked heavily to prostitution, feeds into human trafficking.

Contraception

Deliberately stopping the main purpose of sex (babies) - condoms, birth control, plan B, etc.

Marriage

The unity of man and woman, one-flesh union.

Eschaton

End/ final things.

Masturbation

A part of fornication, a sin, abusing the sexual act that is specifically used for procreation and unity.

Beatific Vision

The attitude means happy, you in heaven seeing God face to face.

Communion of Saints

Those who are in heaven, purgatory, and earth.

Natural Family Planning (NFP)

Natural birth control, during her fertile period there is no sex, serious reason to postpone or space your kids (financial, social, psychological, or physical problems).

Oxytocin

Chemical released during sex or breastfeeding, binds and bonds you to the person.

Resurrection of the body

When Jesus rose and his body was purified.

Divine image

All human beings are made in imago dei.

Abstinence

Abstaining from sex, no to sex same-sex attraction.

Homosexual activity

Any sexual act that frustrates unitive and procreation.

Four ‘marks’ of marital love

Free, faithful, total, fruitful.

Chastity

Abstinence from sexual activity for the purpose of waiting for my husband, during marriage you do have sex.

Language of the body

Sex between married couple, 'I belong to you… you belong to me'.

Nuptial (marriage) meaning of the body

The spousal meaning of the body, a person's body by its very nature is supposed to give to the opposite gender.

Purposes of sex

Babies and bonding.

Personalistic Norm

The principle that recognizes that the only proper & adequate attitude towards human persons is love.

Utilitarianism

The philosophy of maximizing pleasure & minimizing pain often at the expense of other people.

Love

Seeing the person for who they are, is giving.