11th Grade Religion Chapter 1 Finding Path for Life

What are we made for?

Happiness, fashioned for bliss

What two terms are associated with moral principles?

Rules and Laws

Examples of today's confounding ethical dilemmas

Abortion, Gay Marriage, Euthanasia, Cloning, War, Capital Punishment and

Complete (from page 1 paragraph 3): Is happiness a matter of getting whatever_________________________________

we want whenever we want it

What "triumvirate" is happiness often identified with in today's society?

Wealth, Power and Pleasure

According to Christianity, what is the most satisfying life? what is is characterized by?

A morally good life, a life characterized by justice, generosity, faithfulness, truthfulness, courage and compassion

What writings should Christians turn to in order to learn about happiness?

The scriptures and the lives of the saints

What does no one want to be?

unhappy

What propels everything we do?

A hunger for happiness

It explains the _______________ we make, the ____________________ we seek

Choice, Relationships

What can explain our mistakes and wrong choices?

misunderstanding

What do we never replenish?

Search

According to the philosopher Gilson, what is the purpose of Christian morality?

Teach men and women how they must live if the story of their lives was to have a happy ending

When did Augustine live? What are his writings to cornerstone of?

345-430; Western Christian Theology

What work is Augustine most famous for writing? What is his work and what is it about?

The Confessions. A spiritual autobiography. The 33 years of his life before his conversion to Christianity

Where did Augustine seek happiness?

sexual pleasure, wisdom of philosophy, social status, love affairs, fame and reputation, consulting astrologers about his horoscope

what does Augustine say he wants more that anything as a young man?

He wants to be loving and to be loved

Summarize the story of the beggar. What it teach Augustine about himself? What did it teach Augustine about happiness?

He encountered a drunk beggar with his friends on their way to a speech honoring the emperor. Augustine is seeking fame and reputation even though he plans to lie in his speech. The beggar who has very little seems happier and more content than Augustine and his successful friends. It taught him that despite his education, success and opportunities, he was still dissatisfied and anxious. It taught him that happiness is not necessarily about wealth, success or reputation

When did Aquinas live?

1225-1274 AD

What did his peers nickname Thomas Aquinas?

Dumb Ox

What is Aquinas Magnum Opus and what does it contain?

The massive Summa Theologue, a stunning exploration of virtually every dimension of Christian Theology

According to Aquinas, we will not be satisfied until we possess what?

"essentially remains and is forever" or a happiness that remains forever

What is the common thread in all of our actions?

The desire for happiness

What Candidates for happiness does he consider? Does he deny their goodness?

Money, honor and fame, power and prestige, bodily health. He does not deny their goodness

Why are we still dissatisfied?

because anything less than perfect communion with God will leave us dissatisfied