Theo 204 Part I (History of Christian Ethics) UPDATED Actual Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
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Theo 204 Part I (History of Christian
Ethics) UPDATED Actual Exam Questions
and CORRECT Answers
Platonism - CORRECT ANSWER- Truth is universal and eternal, moral life is patterning
ones behaviour in accordance with universal ideas
Aristotle - CORRECT ANSWER- Pupil who rejected teacher Plato...
Theo 204 Part I (History of Christian
Ethics) UPDATED Actual Exam Questions
and CORRECT Answers
Platonism - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Truth is universal and eternal, moral life is patterning
ones behaviour in accordance with universal ideas
Aristotle - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Pupil who rejected teacher Plato's explanation, ideas
are a reflection of things and good consists in the realization of the ends potential in ones
nature. Concerned with phenomenal world, was concerned to differentiate reality and to
understand how it grows, develops and changes.
Stoicism - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Greek philosophy by Zeno - God is rational, humans
reflect the same rationality, to be true to ones humanity is to centre oneself on reason
Epicureanism - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Philosophy by Epicurus - Life has no enduring
meaning, therefore must maximize pleasure and minimize pain, avoided social relationships
and political responsibility
Jesus' Basic Request - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔"Follow me" imitate His selfless pattern in
concrete acts of forgiveness, practical caring and unlimited self sacrifice. His sayings could
be interpreted, adapted and applied to new situations.
Characteristics of New Testament Ethics - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Priority of love over
other virtues. Morality is not prescribed in a rigid manner
Two great commandments in New Testament - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Love of God,
Love of Neighbour
Christian Communities affected by Paul's teachings - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Corinthians
& the Galatians
"(To Cor) Disgraceful for a woman to speak in a Church!" "(To Gal) For you are all one in
Christ Jesus!"
, Gnosticism - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔A doctrine of various sects combining Christian and
pagan elements where you focus on revealed but secret knowledge of God and his nature,
Manichaeism - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Type of Gnosticism - Associates material world
with a evil but in some men there is a spiritual element that through knowledge and
associated ritual may be rescued from it and again a higher spiritual state. "Christ was never
truly embodied and so he did not die"
Saint Justin Martyr - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔
Clement of Alexandria - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔
Origen - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Against Gnosticism, has pessimistic view of life and
strongly defends freedom of will, inclining to dichotomize life of Christian faith and life of
world, and had more pessimistic view of life
Ambrose (Roman, Bishop of Milon) - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Adressed himself to
myriad duties of believer seeking to articulate moral responsibilities to pre-age works of
casuistry
Early Christians - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Ground personal morality in a love ethic,
frequently allude to Love God & Thy Neighbour
1st & Early 2nd Century Writings - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Writings based on more
authoritative revelation and less upon a process of reasoning
Tertullian - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔
Augustine of Hippo - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Considered to be greatest moral theologian,
Ambrose's disciple. his work drew best of earlier Christian thought into focus, while laying
foundations for a millenium of subsequent writing on moral questions. Never attempted to
develop a coherent and inclusive system of moral theory
Confessions - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Augustine's personal theological Vision
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