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The History of Moral Theology

The History of Moral Theology . Where do these “rules” come from? . Are any morality rules “manmade”? If so, which ones? . Who “Made” These Rules? . God ! Jesus ! Holy Spirit ! . Where are these “Rules” Found? . Ten Commandments Beatitudes Didache Catechism

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The History of Moral Theology

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  1. The History of Moral Theology Where do these “rules” come from?

  2. Are any morality rules “manmade”? If so, which ones?

  3. Who “Made” These Rules? God ! Jesus ! Holy Spirit !

  4. Where are these “Rules” Found? • Ten Commandments • Beatitudes • Didache • Catechism • Other Church writings/Papal encyclicals • Magisterium • Only interprets the teachings

  5. Patristic Period • 1st Century -11th Century • The Gospels • General teachings of Jesus Christ • Summarized in the Didache • By the apostles • First handbook of morals

  6. The Didache • General precept: • To do good and avoid evil

  7. The Doing of Good • Observance of two great commandments: • Love for our God • Love for our Neighbor • The Golden Rule

  8. The Church Fathers • Wrote moral handbooks • Example: Clement of Alexandria • Reason and Philosophy • “Wherefore, since the WORD, Himself has come to us from Heaven, we need not, I reckon, go any more in search of human learning to Athens and the Rest of Greece…” -An Exhortation of the Heathen

  9. The Scholastic Period • 12th Century – 17th Century • St. Thomas Aquinas • Summa Theologiae • Imitating Christ • An act is good or bad –depending on if it deters us or contributes to our human end • We can never achieve a complete/final happiness in this life • Final/Complete happiness –God!

  10. The Modern Period • 18th Century –Present • Culmination of History • Sacred Scripture • Catechism • Magisterium • Pastoral Approach • Educating the faithful

  11. Works Cited • Floyd , Shawn . "Aquinas: Moral Philosophy [Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy]." Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy. http://www.iep.utm.edu/aq-moral/ (accessed August 18, 2011). • Gula, Richard. "Church Magazine: The Shifting Landscape of Moral Theology." Church Magazine. http://www.churchmagazine.org/issue/0903/upf_shifting_landscape.php (accessed August 16, 2011). • Lehmkuhl, Augustinus. "Moral Theology." The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 14. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1912. 18 Aug. 2011 <http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14601a.htm>. • MacDonald, David. "Religion vs. Relationship." David MacDonald -Home Page. http://www.davidmacd.com/catholic/relationship_vs_religion.htm#rules (accessed August 16, 2011). • Slater , Thomas. "Short History of Moral Theology." Jacques Maritain Center. http://maritain.nd.edu/jmc/etext/slater01.htm (accessed August 16, 2011).

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