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Course Description:
— An outcomes-based
undergraduate theology
course that enables
students to understand the
Christian view of the
human person and to live
out the fundamentals of
the moral doctrine of the
Church.
Course Description:
— The course focuses on
Christ’s call to holiness and
the human person’s response
in faith. It covers the
following major themes on
the human person:
— I. Called to Salvation in
Christ;
— II. Called to Happiness in
Christ;
— III. Called to Fullness in
Christ; and IV. Called to
Holiness in Christ.
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 THEOLOGY

Etymology: (THEOS: GOD /

LOGOS:STUDY/SCIENCE)

The study of God and his relationship with man and the world
Studied through the use of reason illumined by faith
 FAITH

WHEREBY MAN COMPLETELY SUBMITS HIS

INTELLECT AND WILL TO GOD
COMPLETE ASSENT TO GOD

FAITH IS A Gift of God

A supernatural virtue infused by God

FAITH IS a Human Act

Believing necessarily involves INTELLECT and
FREE WILL
 “FIAT MIHI SECUNDUM VERBUM TUUM…”

OBEDIENCE OF FAITH
TO SUBMIT IN FAITH…
BECAUSE IT IS TRUTH GUARANTEED BY GOD
FAITH IS A GIFT OF GOD

A supernatural virtue
infused by God
 PHILOSOPHY
A: Etymologically: philos (“love”), and sophia (“wisdom”).
Hence, philosophy is defined as “love of wisdom”.

B. Classical Definition: It is the science which studies the final or

ultimate causes of all things in the light of
human reason.
ETHICS
— Etymologically:
It comes from the
Greek word ethos,
meaning a way of
doing things, or a
body of customs.

Hence, it is a study of
human customs or
ways of doing things.
ETHICS
— Classical Definition:
It is the science of the
morality of human acts.

It is a science because it is a
systematic body of
knowledge meant to guide
men in their pursuit of the
good and happy life.

It teaches how man ought to

live.
MORALITY
— Morality is the quality
of goodness or badness
of human acts.

— It is also the rightness or

wrongness of human
acts as they
conform or do not
conform to standards.
 HUMAN ACTS and ACTS OF MAN
Human acts are those that are Studying
done with full knowledge and full
Crying
willingness or deliberation.
Yawning

Acts that are done without full Exercise to be fit

knowledge or full willingness or
Sleeping
deliberation or both are termed
acts of man. Plant trees
 CHRISTIAN ETHICS
• An academic discipline that focuses
on Christian actions and principles,
derived from the Christian faith.

• Defines right and wrong behavior

from a Christian perspective.

• Uses scriptures and traditions in

developing and critiquing ethical
norms and theories and applying
them to ethical issues.