Christian Humanism

Saints

• People who faithfully responded to God’s call and lived holy lives

• They can be priests, nuns, or ordinary people who lived with/ holiness

Books in the Bible

Catholic bible:73 books (46 old testament + 27 new testament)

Divine Revelation

• God’s self-communication through Jesus Christ, Scripture, and Tradition

Sacred Scripture

• Written word of God that guides faith and morals

Sacred Tradition

• Teachings of the Church handed down from the Apostles through the centuries

Magisterium

• Teaching authority of the Church (Pope and bishops)

Importance of revelation today

• Helps us know God’s will, guides our lives, keeps faith alive

St. Thomas Aquinas

• A catholic philospher and theologian

Goal of the five ways

• To show logical proof that God exists

First way: Argument from motion

• nothing moves without a mover

Second way: Argument from efficient cause

• nothing causes itself

Third way: Argument from contingency

• everything depends on something

Faith and Reason

• Faith and reason work together; they do not contradict

Time period

• St. Thomas Aquinas lived in the 13th century

Two Sources of Divine Revelation

• Sacred scripture

• Sacred tradition

Six marks of a disciple

• Follows Jesus

• Lives in community

• Studies and learns

• Spreads the good news

• Serves others

• Worships God

Two Saints

• Any canonized saints

Five ways of St. Thomas Aquinas

• Motion (first mover)

• Efficient cause (first cause)

• Contingency (Necessary being)

• Degrees of perfection (Perfect being)

• Governance (Intelligent designer)