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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.
Total classes: 12
Duration: 55 minutes per class
Prerequisite: The Virtues of Man, Part One
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:
Week 1: Fortitude
Week 2: Magnanimity & Pusillanimity
Week 3: Temperance
Week 4: Gluttony and Abstinence
Week 5: Chastity
Week 6: Studiousness and Curiosity
Week 7: Review for Midterm
Week 8: Theological Virtues
Week 9: Faith
Week 10: Hope
Week 11: Charity
Week 12: Review for Final
Course materials: The Christian Moral Life: Directions for the Journey to Happiness, by John Rziha, ISBN: 9780268101831 (https://amzn.to/3pIKPOn)
Homework: Expect to spend about 45 minutes reading each week, plus a weekly quiz (computer-graded for immediate feedback). In addition, there will be a virtue practice each week (students work to grow in a particular virtue)
- Teacher: Inshal Chenet