Christ's Faithful People
Outline of the Course |
I. Introduction to Moral Theology (I-II,prol: restat ut consideremus de Eius imagine, idest de homine, secundum quod et ipse est suorum operum principium, quasi liberum arbitrium habens et suorum operum potestatem.) • History of moral theology • Object of moral theology • Scientific nature of moral theology • Aim of moral theology II. Ultimate End — Beatitude (I-II,1,prol: Ubi primo considerandum occurit de ultimo fine humanae vitae ultimus finis humanae vitae ponitur esse beatitudo.) • Aspiration for Beatitude • Natural Desire to See God • The attainment of Beatitude • The finality of being male or female III. Divine Fecundity in Mature Human Acts (I-II,6,prol: Oportet consequenter de humanis actibus considerare, ut sciamus quibus actibus perveniatur ad beatitudinem, vel impediatur beatitudinis via. ¼ primo quidem considerandum occurit de ipsis actibus humanis¼ propinquius se habent ad beatitudinem actus qui sunt proprie humani, quam actus qui sunt homini aliisque animalibus communes.) • Nature of the will • Will and natural inclinations • Voluntary Acts: • Free choice • Psychological structure of human acts • Liberty as a program of growth and creativity • Liberty of excellence and liberty of indifference • Liberty in the Holy Spirit • Divine fecundity in human freedom • Factors limiting the voluntary character of acts • Moral Qualifications of acts • Acts with double effects • Liberty and obligation IV. Emotions as a sensitive complement in human activity (I-II,6,prol: [considerandum est] de actibus qui sunt homini aliisque animalibus communes, qui dicuntur animae passiones.) • Integration of Emotions in mature acts • Pathology of Emotions V. Conscience • Synderesis and conscience • Conscience and truth • Conscience, prudence and superego VI. Supernatural Organism through which Divine Fecundity is Present in Human Creativity (I-II,6,prol: secundo [considerandum occurit] de principiis [actibus humanis]. I-II,55,prol: Et quia habitus ¼ distinguuntur per bonum et malum primo dicendum est de habitibus bonis, qui sunt virtutes et alia eis adiuncta, scilicet dona, beatitudines et fructus.) • Divine indwelling • Habits — habitus • Virtues • Gifts of the Holy Spirit • Experience of Grace • Fruits and Beatitudes VII. Vices and Sins (I-II,55,prol: ¼ secundo [dicendum est] de habitibus malis, scilicet de vitiis et peccatis.) • Vices • Sins VIII. External Divine Aid (I-II,90,prol: Principium autem exterius movens ad bonum est Deus, qui et nos instruit per legem, et iuvat per gratiam.) • Moral law as external instruction • Eternal, natural, revealed, human law • Law of the Gospel • Sanctifying grace
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