Human Growth and Meaning
What term describes the search and purpose and meaning in life
The search for meaning
What branch of philosophy studies right and wrong behavior?
Ethics
What is admitting sins before God
Confession
Who developed the stages of faith development?
James Fowler
Who created the stages of moral development?
Lawrence Kohlberg
According to many religious traditions, humans are created with what special quality that gives life meaning?
Dignity
What term means living in a way that respects others and promotes the common good?
Moral Living
What type of prayer includes thanking God
Thanksgiving
Which stage of faith is common in young children and is based on imagination?
intuitive-projective stage
Where do people obey rules to avoid punishment?
Pre-conventional level
What part of a person helps them decide right from wrong?
Conscience
In Christian ethics, what commandment summarizes how we should treat others?
Love thy neighbour
What form of prayer asks God for help and forgiveness?
Petition
Which stage involves accepting beliefs without questioning them?
Mythic-Liberal stage
What focuses on following laws and maintaining social order?
Conventional level
What experience often causes people to reflect deeply on the meaning of their lives?
Suffering
What virtue helps people choose good even when it is difficult?
Courage
What term refers to learning about God through personal experience and reflection?
Faith
Which stage involves questioning beliefs and forming a personal faith?
Indivituadive-Reflective stage
Which level involves making moral decisions based on justice and human rights?
Post-conventional level
In Christianity, meaning in life is ultimately found through a relationship with whom?
God
What Catholic concept teaches that moral decisions should consider human dignity, fairness, and love?
Catholic Social Teachings
Which argument for God’s existence is based on the idea that everything has a cause?
Cosmological Argument
What is the final and rare stage of faith that focuses on universal love and justice?
Universalizing faith
At the highest stage, what guides moral decisions more than laws?
Univeral Ethics principles