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THEO 204 Final UPDATED Actual Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers what is canon law - CORRECT ANSWER- the body of rules which the christian community makes for the government of its own internal affairs and the conduct of its members what is casuistry - CORRECT ANSWER- refers to a style of p...

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THEO 204 Final UPDATED Actual Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
what is canon law - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔the body of rules which the christian
community makes for the government of its own internal affairs and the conduct of its
members


what is casuistry - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔refers to a style of presenting and analyzing
moral issues that developed in the late middle age


what does casuistry ask - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔how a general and common moral
precept is to be understood in a specific circumstance; i.e. case based reasoning


who developed the categorical imperative - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔immanuel kant



what is the categorical imperative? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔an imperative that can be
derived from considering the consequences of an act; not concerned with the consequences of
an action but is concerned with the principle; the outcome is not important, the maxim or
principle is what is important; universal law


what is christian apologies - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔a field of christian theology that aims
to present a rational basis for the christian faith; the defending of the faith against objections


what is christian ethics - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔distinguished as christian on the basis of
the sources of ethical wisdom to which one appeals


what were christian ethics in early christian communities - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔never
considered that they had received a complete code of morality to deal with every situation;
must discover what its moral response should be in the face of specific moral problems; drew
on the hebrew scriptures and eventually on the new testament


what is the point of reference for christian ethics - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔jesus christ
(oral tradition); the demands he makes on those who follow him

,what are the tensions in christian ethics - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔tensions within
scriptures that give rise to creative thought concerning morality:
a) between materialism and the life of the spirit
b) between universalism and group identity
c) between grace and law
d) between revelation and reason


what is christocentric theology - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔christocentric theology is one
that makes the person of jesus christ the centre of its theology; the life, teaching and person of
christ is the locus of doctrine and proclamation


what is trinitarian theology - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔type of theology that makes the
three persons of god the centre of its theology, rather than only the person of christ


what is communitarian ethics - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔ethics with the focus on
communal responsibility; emphasizes the influence of society on individuals; values are
rooted in a common history and tradition


what is conscience - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔"the mind of a human person making moral
judgement"; "a personal, self-conscious activity integrating reason, emotion, and will in self-
committed decisions about right and wrong, good and evil


what is conversion - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔the process by which a human being moves
beyond his or her moral horizon


what does deontological mean - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔seeks to establish the law, duty,
right, or obligation in question on the basis of the intrinsic aspects of an act rather than on its
consequences; approaches the question "what ought i to do" by first asking "what is the law?"
or "what is my duty?"


focus of teleology - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔the results of a situation (ethic of
consequences)

, what is the focus of deontology - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔the principles or rules that guide
our actions (ethic of principle)


what are the different opinions on ends and means - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔some insist
"the higher and more noble and end is, the more it justifies any means use in achieving it",
others insist "in moral matters, the means affect the end, i.e. the means are not morally
indifferent, and a sharp distinction between means and ends is never possible"; "the different
routes often lead to different places"


what are ethical absolutes - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔an absolute value or good is one that
maintains its validity under any and every circumstance


what are the 3 arguments against ethical absolutes - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔1) there is no
objectivity or universality to moral judgements, nor any unified in human nature
2) rules are relative to a geographical time and place
3) the problems of legalism and moralism


what is aquinas' definition of evil - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔absence of "good" in
something that should have that good by its very nature; evil exists as a negative, not as a
positive;


what is moral evil - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔a transgression of the moral law, the
intentional breaking of a law


what is premoral evil - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔ills that do not proceed directly from
human sin or human intention (e.g. natural disasters)


what is faith - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔fundamental optimism about creation; focuses on
the positive and constructive aspects of human life; encounter with god's redemptive grace;
experiences all life as rooted in god's gracious self-communication


what is free will /freedom - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔at least some human actions are the
result of the free rational choice of humans

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