Christian moral Principles Flashcards
What is reason?
The human beings capacity to reach conclusions and make judgements based on logic ,knowledge and morality
What is agape ?
Unconditional love
What is natural law ?
A body of unchanging moral principles regarded as a basis for all human conduct
What is magisterium ?
The official and authoritative teaching of the Roman Catholic Church
What is the papal encyclical ?
A kind of letter concerning catholic doctrine , sent by the pope on behalf of the magisterium
What are ethics ?
Moral principles that govern a persons behaviour or the conducting of an activity
What is morality .
Principles concerning the distinction between right and wrong or good and bad behaviour
What is a principle ?
A fundamental truth or proposition that serves as the foundation for a system of belief or behaviour or for a chain of reasoning
What is Theonomous christian ethics ?
Ethics are governed by gods law or command s
What is biblicism ?
Belief that the bible is the revealed word of god and that the writers of the bible were directly inspired by god
What is a covenant ?
In the bible is gods special promises and agreement made with humans which requires special behaviour from them
What are heteronomous christian ethics ?
Christian ethics should combine both biblical and church teaching with human reaosning
What is teleological ?
Moral goodness is determined by the end or result
What are autonomous christian ethics ?
Christian ethics should do not come from the bible , the church or any external source
The only guiding moral principle should be love
What is the issue with heteronormative christian ethics ?
How do you know which sources are legitimate
What do fundamentalsists believe about the bible ?
It’s the direct word of god , therefore it’s truth is not to be questioned
What do liberals believe about the bible ?
It’s inspired by god
What did Karl Barth say about liberalism ?
It could be dangerous as it gives the bible a divine status that can only rightly be given to go