Exam Review- Terminology Flashcards
A person who acts freely and knowingly, choosing to do or not to do something, assuming responsibility for actions or omissions
Agent
Catechism of the Catholic Church which summarizes the Catholic Churches doctrine
Catechism of the Catholic Church (CCC)
How our actions, overtime, become fixed in our body
Character
A sacred promise or agreement between God and humans
Covenant
With knowledge, helps to differentiate between right and wrong
Conscience
Proposes our ‘duty’ to one another
Deontological or Deon
A follower of Jesus
Disciple
Conscious structure that meditates the Id and Superego
Ego
Pertains to the end/fullfillness of time and strives for the infinite good (Ex: Our actions should be driven by generosity, not guilt)
Eschatological Ethics
Does with good character, search for infinite good which gives vision to our actions, comes from human reasoning (Ex: Code of Conduct)
Ethics
The direction of your character
Ethos
The study of scripture texts in their original context
Exegesis
The capacity to act or not to act with the ability to make choices
Freedom
A theory where everyone can act by personal choice
Free Will
Someone who is not Jewish
Gentile
Accounts of life of Jesus based on eyewitnesses, testimony, or what was seen, heard, or believed about Jesus
Gospel
A moral emotion that occurs when a person feels as if they had done something wrong
Guilt
A matter of being, not of having
Happiness