Theology III, Unit I Vocab Assessement

The ability to seek and uphold the truth.

The ability to treat each person as worthy and as loved by God

The ability to respond to the suffering of others

The ability to see all of the natural world as good, as a gift from God, and as deserving of respectful care.

The ability to hold human life as sacred and to treat it as a gift from God.

A regular pattern of acts.

A good habit, an inner readiness to accomplish moral good.

A bad habit, an inner readiness to accomplish moral evil.

The combination of our virtues and vices.

What finally becomes of us, which depends on the character we build in response to God's help.

The ability to try to resolve conflicts in a loving, creative way.

The ability to figure out what is right in a practical situation and to act on it.

The striving to ensure the well-being of others as well as ourselves.

The ability to do what is right in the face of harm or the threat of injury, whether psychological or physical.

The balancing of all the parts of the self to create a dynamic and harmonious order.

The ability of human beings to choose.

The ability of human choices to effect self and others.

The accountability of human beings for their choices.

Love God and love your neighbor

10 fundamental moral precepts that are the minimum requirements for a life of love.

Gifts that come from accpeting God's presence in our lives

Having trust in others and being trustworthy and loyal in return

Expecting that the future is open, that change is possible, and that we can make a difference.

Caring for one another, making sacrifices for one another, and rejoicing in one another's companionship.

Virtues that we acquire and nurture through our own efforts.

Four virtues on which all other virtues 'hinge'

Union of all good and faithful persons throughout history, both living and dead.

These represent the wisdom of human experiences over the ages.

The most basic moral principle from which all others flow.

Do to others whatever you would have them do to you.

Having a good purpose does not make it okay to have an evil method.

Do what is 'natural' for humans to do.

Laws made by governments

A collection of Jesus's teachings about how to live and relate to other people.

Desccriptions of people who are living the Reign of God in their own lives -- poor, sorrowing, hungry, meek, persecuted.

The teachings of the Roman Catholic Church

A violation of relationships

The reality that we are born entangled in the broken relationships that came before us.

An act of doing wrong

Neglecting to do something required

Knowlingly doing something that hurt a person's relationship with God, self, neighbor, or nature

Participation in a process or system that harms human relationships.

A choice that cuts off a relationship with God, self, and others that one's whole life direction is toward sin.

A choice that hurts one's relationship with God, self, and others, but does not cut it off completely

Healing a relationship with God, nature, others, and ourselves that has been wounded by sin.