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christian ethics

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justice
habit of ordering things right and giving to others their due
ius
right ordering of things
suum cuique
giving to others their due
law
dictate of reason authoritatively promulgated for the common good
ius ad bellum
being just in going to war
ius in bello
being just in fighting a war
7 criteria ius ad bellum
just cause, comparative justice, legitimate authority, right intention, probability of success, proportionality, last resort
3 criteria ius in bello
noncombatant immunity, proportionality, right intention
atomism
all of reality can be reduced to material things
practice
a way of doing something that influences beliefs
sin
breaking relationships with others and harming one's self
mortal sin
broken relationship with God -grave matter, full consent, full knowledge
venial sin
strained relationship with God
seven deadly sins
pride, envy, anger, sloth, greed, gluttony, lust
pride
root of all sin - selfishness, putting ourselves first - seeing things not as they truly are but how they would be with ourselves at the center
envy
delight in misfortune of others and sadness in the good fortune of others
anger
overreaction, seeking vindication in ways that are brutal or excessive
sloth
spiritual laziness
greed
inordinate desire for and attachment to material goods
gluttony
inordinate desire for and attachment to eating and drinking
lust
inordinate desire for or engagement in sexual activity
4 reasons the Word became flesh
to save us by reconciling with God, to show us God's love, to be our model of holiness, to change us so that we can be holy
christology
the name for the study of who Jesus Christ is
grace
help that God gives people to know and live a more truthful, holy and virtuous life, directed ultimately toward union with God
grace perfects
human nature
restlessness
we are never fully satisfied
hope
longing for a better life and trusting that something better will come some day soon
status viatoris
state of being on the way
status comprehensioris
state of having reached the destination
presumption
the sin of living as if no matter how one lives in this life, God will indeed welcome one to the union with him that constitutes complete fulfillment
despair
the belief that eternal happiness that union with God constitutes is not truly available
nunc dimittis
now you may dismiss
heaven
eternal life, fullness of life, union with God
hell
definitive separation from God, one must choose hell but wanting warped desires fulfilled
purgatory
sin that is perpetrated by us shapes who we are, for full union any remaining sin must be purged from us - purging in preparation for full union with God
death
occurs when things are separated that should not be - i.e. soul and body (death), soul and God (mortal sin)
second death
definitive separation of a soul from God for eternity
to believe
clinging to something as true even in the absence of certitude of clear sight
fides qua
faith by which we believe - habit by which we believe answers to big-picture questions
fides quae
faith which we believe - content of what we believe
faith liberates
reason
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