Q1 Theology

Morality

A set of values and principles that guide one's choices between right and wrong.

Three Approaches to Justice

Maximizing welfare, maximizing virtue, and respecting liberty.

Conscience

The general ability to know right and wrong.

Values

Principles or standards about what is important in one's life.

Imago Dei

Latin for 'image of God', emphasizing that humans are created in God's likeness.

Habits

Regular patterns of behavior

Original Holiness

The original state of grace before the fall of man.

Virtue

A good habit that enables someone to act according to moral good

Original Sin

The state of sin inherited by all humanity as a result of Adam and Eve's disobedience.

Vice

A bad habit or inner readiness to accomplish immoral actions.

Moral Realism

The belief that morality is based on something (i.e. God)

Moral Relativism

The view that morality is dependent on human society and culture.

Love

Living with faith and hope, often involving sacrifice for others.

Ends

The outcomes or results of a person's actions.

Will

The sum of one's desires and intentions.

The Principle of Double Effect

A moral principle stating that evil ends can not be justified by good objects in the best possible circumstances

The Cardinal Virtues

The four principal virtues: justice, prudence, temperance, and fortitude.

Justice

The moral principle of giving everyone what they are owed.

Prudence

The virtue of good decision-making.

Temperance

The practice of moderation in all things.

Rights

Fundamental things that all individuals must have to live as God intended.

Positive/Negative Rights

Positive rights require action from others, while negative rights require others to abstain from interfering.

faith

trust in others, trustworhy, and loyalty

hope:

expecting open future, change if possible

theological virtues

living in faith, hope and charity

objects

intention behind action

circumstances

what actually happens