Contemporary Religious Values RS 108
OL
Summer 2005
Study
Guide for Final
People: From
the texts and notes, you should be able to Identify the following individuals
and terms , and their major contributions or
significance to moral thought.
Objectivism
Relativism
Consequentialist
Mixed Consequentialist
Natural
Law Theory
utilitarian
Meissner
Whitehead
Rahner
Erikson
Kohlberg
Gilligan
Augustine
Fowler
Thomas
Aquinas
Capital
punishment
Artificial
Insemination
Invitro
Fertilization
Abortion
From the
texts and notes you should be able to address the following topics:
Life,
Pursuit
of Happiness
The
Dynamism of Grace
Just War
Theory
Eschatological
virtues
Christian
Character
Erikson's
Psychosocial Theory
Stages
of Moral Growth
Kohlberg's
moral development
psychology
of grace
Christian
life patterns
Stages
of Faith
Moral
Agent
Philia,
Eros, Agape
original
sin
moral
agency
Natural
Law
Counsels
of Perfection
Conditions
of Freedom
Emotive
theories
Deontological
theories
Conditions
of friendship
Virtues
of friendship
Process
of Conscience
From the
following 4 essays, you are asked to choose 3, and prepare them to be handed in with
the final exam.
Essays for Final Exam
Summer 2005
Please pick three of the following and
answer in essay form:
1. Why is the formation of conscience such a
fundamental obligation? What are some of the things which contribute to the
formation of conscience? If obedience is to be discerning, then at times we
will refuse obedience to public authority. Please specify the conditions and
possible occasions when civil disobedience would be a moral obligation for you.
2. Take any two of the ten
commandments. How would each of the four methodologies mentioned in Hannigan’s chapter on moral law explain its knowledge of
these commandments?
3. What is the relationship of Justice and Love. Are they identical, complementary or contradictory
virtues? How would you apply this view to the punishment of criminals?
4. Who are the storytellers of today? How do their stories
influence our society? Give three
examples of how they are helpful and truthful. Give three examples of how they
are harmful or deceitful. What are the criteria used in determining a helpful
or deceitful story?