UNIT 3 Religion Exam

Who is St. Thomas Aquinas? (3)

• Priest & doctor of the Church, patron saint of universities & students 

• Aquinas was a Dominican friar who incorporated Aristotle’s thinking into theology (Study of God)

• Like Aristotle, Aquinas insisted that ethical comes from the end that is inscribed in the nature of all creatures- at our core is a desire for good

Cardinal Virtues (1, 4)

we acquire and nurture through our own efforts and help us in developing the theological virtues

• wise judgement

• justice

• courage

• wholeness

Wise Judgement (2)

• prudence

• the ability to figure out what is right in a practical situation and to act on it

Justice

striving to ensure the well-being of others as well as ourselves 

Courage (2)

• fortitude

• the ability to do what is right and good in the face of harm or the threat of injury, whether psychological or physical.

Wholeness

• temperance

• the balancing of all the parts of the self to create a dynamic and harmonious order.

Other Virtues (6)

• honesty

• respect for persons

• compassion

• respect for creation

• reverence for human life

• peacemaking

Honesty

the ability to seek and uphold the truth

Respect for persons

the ability to treat each person as worthy and as loved by God

Compassion

the ability to respond to the suffering of others

Respect for Creation

the ability to see all the natural world as good, a gift from God and deserving of respectful care

Respect for Human Life

the ability to hold human life as sacred and to from God

Peacemaking

the ability to try to resolve conflict in a creative, loving way

What are the differences between Charity (3) and Justice (3)?

Charity

• bandaid solution

• short term

• immediate response

Justice

• root of the problem 

• long term

• controversial

What are the conditions for moral norms? (9)

• declared by an authority

• must be reasonable - a guide towards the common good 

• involve our freedom by…

  • importing wisdom

  • Afford us a measure of security

  • Help us make decisions with speed & accuracy

  • Help us examine our conscience 

  • Unify a people with a sense of purpose and common goals

• Norms direct our inclinations & desires

Theological Virtues (1, 3)

• particularly linked to salvation through God's grace

  • faith

  • hope

  • love

Moral Norms (2)

• guides for action

• come in the form of laws, rules,principles, commandments and maxims

Common Good (2)

• the sum total of social conditions which allow people to reach their fulfillment more fully and easily

• refers to the generalwellbeing of all in society.