Join one of America’s leading moral theologians in exploring life’s most vital question: What does it mean to live a life?
Through these 24 lectures, you will investigate the source of moral obligation, moral character, moral freedom and its limits, the relationship of spirituality and morality, sin and conversion, conscience, the use of scripture in moral reasoning, natural law, the teaching authority of the church in moral matters, the development of moral norms, and moral decision-making.
What You Will Learn
From this course, you will learn:
How the Catholic theological tradition enables us to interpret moral experience
What it means to be a moral person in light of a theological understanding of the human situation
What resources are available to the Catholic community for the formation of conscience and wise discernment?
The course is structured in three parts. In the first part, explore the meaning of moral theology generally and Catholic moral theology specifically. Through part two, understand how moral theology views the person. You will explo
Join one of America’s leading moral theologians in exploring life’s most vital question: What does it mean to live a life?
Through these 24 lectures, you will investigate the source of moral obligation, moral character, moral freedom and its limits, the relationship of spirituality and morality, sin and conversion, conscience, the use of scripture in moral reasoning, natural law, the teaching authority of the church in moral matters, the development of moral norms, and moral decision-making.
What You Will Learn
From this course, you will learn:
How the Catholic theological tradition enables us to interpret moral experience
What it means to be a moral person in light of a theological understanding of the human situation
What resources are available to the Catholic community for the formation of conscience and wise discernment?
The course is structured in three parts. In the first part, explore the meaning of moral theology generally and Catholic moral theology specifically. Through part two, understand how moral theology views the person. You will explore freedom, character, conscience, sin and conversion in this part of the program.
Finally, consider those resources within the Catholic theological tradition that are useful for moral reflection. You will explore how to use the Bible, reason, natural law, ecclesial context, and the church’s teaching office to inform moral theology.
Through these lectures you will gain an understanding of how theology can assist the reflective person in the task of understanding and articulating moral experience, relating one’s religious beliefs to one’s values and actions.
This course uses the best ideas of Catholic moral theology to help you explore the most important choices of your life. You will become a more reflective person and be better able to assist others in moral discernment.
Your Free Electronic Study Guide! When you order this course, we will send you a free electronic study guide that you can access in 3 convenient ways:
1) You can check your order confirmation email. It will include a link that enables you to download your guide. 2) The back of your program package also contains a copy of this link. You can access your guide by simply entering this URL into your browser. 3) Your case of CDs or DVDs will contain a copy of your electronic guide on CD. Simply insert this disc into your computer’s CD/DVD drive to access your guide.
The Study of Moral Theology Moral Imagination and the Importance of Stories
More on Stories and Moral Living
Duties, Journeys, and Relationships
The Source of Moral Obligation
Biblical Insights regarding Morality
Biblical Insights (cont'd)
The Influence of Faith and Prayer
Moral Freedom and Moral Character
Conscience: Directing our Freedom
Conscience (cont'd)
Conversion: Deepening our Character
Conversion (cont'd)
Sin: Misusing our Freedom
Sin (cont'd)
What is a Person?
What is a Person? (cont'd)
A Person in Community
Thinking with the Church
Thinking with the Church (cont'd)
The Bible and Moral Theology
Moral Principles: Where Do They Come From?
Moral Principles: What Are They?
Making a Moral Decision
5 reviews for Moral Theology: God’s Guide to a Good Life
Rev. John J. Slovikovski, Ph.D. Loretto, PA –
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Fr. Himes has the unique style of combining his vast knowledge of Fundamental Moral Theology with a conversational style. His insights reflect the most current scholarship (I am a moral theologian) and he is very centrist and rooted in the theology of Vatican II.
Rated 5 out of 5
Anonymous –
2015 Spring Survey
The arrangement of material for the course and the clear influence of Vatican II in the presentation of material.
Rated 5 out of 5
Milton –
Knowledgeable and insightful
Fr. Himes is not only knowledgeable and insightful, he also has a dry sense of humour which augments his delivery. His lectures range from the sources and traditions of morality to its role in decision-making.
Rated 5 out of 5
Eamonn M., Ireland –
Winter Survey: January 2017
Course leaves one with belief that Christianity is possible, for all, that the beatitudes are for everyone even if we fall. Christ wishes us to share in relationship he has with his Father which we cannot do on our own. He will help us if we open our hearts.
Rated 4 out of 5
Anonymous –
Winter Survey: January 2017
Ken Himes gets personal in the course by challenging us to realize that each action is good or bad according to how it helps us or hinders us from becoming the person we become by our choices.
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Rev. John J. Slovikovski, Ph.D. Loretto, PA –
*
Fr. Himes has the unique style of combining his vast knowledge of Fundamental Moral Theology with a conversational style. His insights reflect the most current scholarship (I am a moral theologian) and he is very centrist and rooted in the theology of Vatican II.
Anonymous –
2015 Spring Survey
The arrangement of material for the course and the clear influence of Vatican II in the presentation of material.
Milton –
Knowledgeable and insightful
Fr. Himes is not only knowledgeable and insightful, he also has a dry sense of humour which augments his delivery. His lectures range from the sources and traditions of morality to its role in decision-making.
Eamonn M., Ireland –
Winter Survey: January 2017
Course leaves one with belief that Christianity is possible, for all, that the beatitudes are for everyone even if we fall. Christ wishes us to share in relationship he has with his Father which we cannot do on our own. He will help us if we open our hearts.
Anonymous –
Winter Survey: January 2017
Ken Himes gets personal in the course by challenging us to realize that each action is good or bad according to how it helps us or hinders us from becoming the person we become by our choices.