(Recorded Course)The Virtues of Man, Part One with Inshal Chenet

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Join this moral theology course to study St. Thomas Aquinas on living a virtuous life. Along with your teacher and fellow students, you’ll carefully analyze individual moral virtues.   

How to get the most out of The Virtues of Man, Part One with Inshal Chenet:

  • First, read the course materials below before the first recording.

  • Then have a notebook ready and available for class notes each recording.

  • Read assignments before watching recordings.

  • Watch that class's recording.

  • Do the assignments, quizzes, and any extra work assigned for that class.

  • Once the course is completed to the parent's and professor’s satisfaction, there is a Certificate of Completion at the end to be filled in for your records.

Total classes: 12

Duration: 55 minutes

Prerequisite: None

Suggested grade level: 10th to 12th grade

Suggested credit: One full semester Theology or Philosophy

Instructor: Inshal Chenet

Instructor Email: inshalj@gmail.com

Course description: This course in moral theology will examine the nature of virtue and its role in the Christian moral life, according to Saint Thomas Aquinas. After a brief and general study of the nature of habits, virtues, and the gifts of the Holy Spirit, we will investigate the nature of grace and the theological and infused moral virtues in detail. This course will also focus on ways to practically grow the virtues in our daily life.

Course outline:

Class 1: The Passions

Class 2: Habits

Class 3: Moral Acts

Class 4: Justice

Class 5: Murder & Injury

Class 6: Theft & Gossip

Class 7: Review for Midterm

Class 8: Virtue of Religion

Class 9: Virtue of Obedience

Class 10: Prudence

Class 11: Gift of Counsel

Class 12: Final

Course materials: Readings will be provided FREE by the instructor as PDF files.

Answer Key: There is an Answer key provided in this course.

Homework: Expect to spend about 45 minutes of reading each class plus a quiz (computer-graded for immediate feedback). Plus, there will be a virtue practice each class (students work to grow in a particular virtue).