Key terms 1
Define righteous
Acting in accord with divine or moral law.
Define anthropocentrism
From the Greek anthropos – man. A worldview that considers the human being as the most significant entity in the universe.
Define absolution
In the sacrament of reconciliation, the priest absolves the penitent from his or her sins. Absolution is the remission of sins pronounced by the priest.
In the New Testament, what does God reveal in order to be Jesus Christ?
In the New Testament, God reveals the just and righteous one to be Jesus Christ. He is a model of how we are to live with and for others.
offence
Define solidarity
Unity with and among people, based on common interests, values, principles.
Define conservationist
One who sees nature as a resource to be preserved for wise human consumption.
Define penance
In the sacrament of reconciliation, the priest asks the penitent to do an act of “satisfaction” or penance for his or her sins. This act of penance serves not only to make up for the past but also to help him or her begin a new life. This act of penance may take the form of prayer, self-denial, or especially service to one’s neighbour and works of mercy.
What are the three types of relationships that undergird the notion of justice?
1.Commutative justice: an individual's connection to another individual
2.Legal justice: the connection between a person and society or the government
3.Distributive justice: the interaction between a person and society or the government
The Catholic Church brings the gospel perspective of justice to bear on all ____ and ____ systems
political and economic systems
Define private property
Something that is owned for one’s exclusive use, or for one’s exclusive control.
Define dominion
Word used in Genesis to describe humankind’s rule over creation, so that right order may be achieved. Humans are called to exercise dominion over the earth, a dominion of service, wisdom and love.
Define penitent
A person who recognizes his or her sinfulness, and touched by the grace of God, seeks reconciliation through the sacrament of reconciliation.
What is the study of the earth’s biosphere?
Ecology is the study of the biosphere on the planet. Life itself is interconnected. Changes to one component of the ecosystem have an impact on the entire biosphere.
The different approaches to the moral standing or value of nature are: ______,______,______,______,_______.
Hierarchist, Preservationist, Sacramental , Conservationist , Globalist
Define common good
The whole set of social circumstances that make it easier and more convenient for people to achieve their goals, either as members of groups or as individuals.
Define stewardship
How humankind is to exercise dominion over creation: a caring cooperation with God, a caring for creation with a sense of service, motivated by love
Define repentance
The act by which a penitent recognizes his or her sinfulness, manifests contrition, and resolves to begin a new life by asking God’s pardon.
Who are called to exercise dominion over the earth, a dominion of service, wisdom and love.
Humans are called to exercise dominion over the earth, a dominion of service, wisdom and love.
Sin is an enduring state of ______ and _______ _______.
hardheartedness and moral blindness.
Define the 3 types of justice
1) commutative: pertains to contractual relationships between individuals, and between institutions that have the legal status of a person
2)legal: the relationship of the individual to society, based on law and the enforcement of law
3)distributive: the relationship of government to the individual, and the government’s obligations
Define globalist
One who regards all elements of nature, living and non-living, as worthy of protection.
Define sin, mortal and venial
Mortal sin is sin whose object is grave matter and which is also committed with full knowledge and deliberate consent. One commits venial sin when, in a less serious matter, one does not observe the standard prescribed by the moral law, or when one disobeys the moral law in a grave matter, but without full knowledge or without complete consent.
Forgiving is whos work?
Forgiving is God’s work. Forgiveness needs a power of love that is not within us to give.
The offer of forgiveness moves us to ______.
repentance.