Let us reflect on this passage of Scripture (Gen 1:26-31; 2:15-25) by considering these questions:
What does it mean that God created man in his image and likeness?
What is the Christian concept of the human being?
Are we social beings with rights and duties because of human solidarity
Introduction
Moral Theology
Our moral conduct depends on the very concept of man
The Christian concept of mankind
a. Christianity separates itself from theories that do not believe in the existence of an immortal soul in each person.
b. The human soul is created directly by God.
c. Both the body and the soul belongs to the being of man.
d. Both body and soul constitute one unity.
The specifics of Christian morality
Man is a social being: Moral requirements of human solidarity
Sources of moral theology
a. Sacred Scripture
b. Sacred Tradition
c. The Magisterium
d. Ancillary sciences of moral theology
The Christian and the defense of truth
Vocabulary amorality, Catholic moral theology, fundamental morality, grace, immorality, infallibility, Magisterium, materialism, moral theology, natural law, original sin, philosophical anthropology, pluralism, revelation, Sacred Tradition, secularism, sociobiology, theological anthropology, theological virtues, Tradition.
Advanced Concepts:
Catholic morality and civil ethics in modern society
The "New Morality"
Questions
What are the two foundations on which moral theology is built?
What does moral theolgoy seek to do?
What is the final goal for each person, according to Catholic moral theology?
What is necessary to guarantee that a moral system will be correct?
what differentiates the Christian concept of mankind from humanistic concepts?
What radically differentiates man from animals?
What is the origin of man's soul?
What two realities form a radical unity for the human person?
What three truths does Christian anthropology add to natural anthropology?
What makes Jesus' call to love one's neighbor different from all other religious beliefs?
What is the effect fo grace?
What makes a human both an individual and a social being?
What the sources of Catholic moral theology?
Why is the Magisterium essential to Christianity?
What are some of the sciences used to elaborate and supplement moral doctrine?
How does the Catholic idea of freedom differ from the idea that "I can do whatever I feel like doing"?