 | Term | Definition |
| |
character |
our own unique moral identity |
| |
license |
permission to do what you want |
| |
authentic freedom |
knowing who you want to be, working on skills to movae toward that goal, and having the courage to take the step towards that goal |
| |
freedom |
the power to act or not to act and so to perform deliberate acts of ones own |
| |
virtues |
positive behavior patterns; character traits of decision making |
| |
vice |
patterns of behaviour that are harmful to oneself and others |
| |
theological |
Godly virtues |
| |
cardinal |
hinge virtues |
| |
love |
cornerstone |
| |
hope |
trusting in God |
| |
faith |
faithful to God |
| |
prudence |
practical judgement |
| |
justice |
all deserve to have their basic needs met |
| |
fortitude |
courage for the good |
| |
temperance |
self control |
| |
wish |
wanting something, but don't do anything about it |
| |
hope |
wanting something and willing to work for it |
| |
stated values |
pre-existent human insight (discover, don't create!) |
| |
lived values |
our personal preferences; what we choose to value, doesn't mean we live it out |
| |
individualism |
a character that shapes/ is shaped by the character and actions of individuals |
| |
socialization |
when sysytems, structures, and institutions of a group have been internalized by later generations there by shaping their very patterns of thinking, communicating and behaving |
| |
empathy |
intellectual identification of feelings, thoughts, and attitudes of a different person |
| |
attunement |
process of letting people know that their emotions are accepted and reciprocated |
| |
integrity |
honesty, genuiness, and consistency in behavior patterns |
