Moral
Theology
–
Form
IV
Fall
2006
Textbook/Materials:
*
The
Holy
Bible
*
R.
Kereszty,
Basics
of
Catholic
Moral
Theology
*
Photocopied
reading
selections
from
various
sources
*
Newspapers/Magazines
Major
Themes:
General
Introduction
I.
The
Nature
of
Sin:
How
Christ
Handles
Sinners
Exam
1 – Week
of
Sept. 11-15
II.
The
Nature
of
Forgiveness;
The
Sacrament
of
Reconciliation
Exam
2 – Week
of
Oct 2-6
III.
The
Human
Conscience
and
the
Law
(Divine,
Natural,
Human)
Exam
3 –
Week
of Nov. 6-10
IV.
Sharing
in
the
Life
of
Christ:
Virtues
of
Faith,
Hope
and
Love
Exam
4 – Week
of
Nov. 27-30
V.
Humility
and
the
Cardinal
Virtues
Exam
5 – Week
of Dec. 11-15
Semester
Review
Course
Method:
Grading:
Independent
Reading:
St.
Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians
To compliment much that will be discussed in moral theology and also to help
foster habits of regular spiritual reading, each student will be assigned
approx. one chapter of St. Paul's Letter to the Corinthians to read each
week. On the quiz beginning each Friday class, students
should expect at least two or three questions about the assigned chapter, in
addition to questions pertaining to class discussion or homework. A
semester schedule of assigned chapters will be distributed the first week of
classes and will be posted on this website.
Theological Vocabulary
As last year, each student will
be asked to familiarize themselves with 15 vocabulary words from the
back of their bibles. At the beginning of each Wednesday class, students
should expect a quiz over these terms, in
addition to questions pertaining to class discussion or homework. A
semester schedule of assigned words per week will be distributed the first week of
classes and will be posted on this website
Lives
of the Saints:
To
illustrate how the Christian Moral Life can be and has been lived both in
ancient and modern times, students will periodically
be given packets to read pertaining to the life of various saints/holy
persons. Where possible, the packet will also contain excerpts of the
saint's own writing. Students will be given about a week to read the
packet, and will be quizzed over their reading. .
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