CATHOLICISM - CREATION AND SALVATION

1. CATECHISM OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH - CCC §§337-421; 1020-1065; 1263-64; 1730-1761; 1776-1876
2. Atonement - https://www.theopedia.com/atonement
3. Satisfaction - https://www.theopedia.com/satisfaction-theory-of-the-atonement
4. Penal Substitution - https://www.theopedia.com/penal-substitutionary-atonement
5. Moral Influence - https://www.theopedia.com/moral-influence-theory-of-atonement
6. Recapitulation - https://www.theopedia.com/recapitulation-theory-of-atonement
7. Ransom - https://www.theopedia.com/ransom

Define/Identify: Soul, sources of morality, informed conscience, original sin and concupiscence, Particular Judgment, Last Judgment, Heaven, Hell, Purgatory, ‘Amen’

Short answer:

1. Define freedom/free will and responsibility, then list five characteristics of these.
2. Define conscience, then list five characteristics of it.
3. Define virtue, then list the cardinal virtues.
4. Contrast voluntary ignorance and willful ignorance in the context of an erroneous judgment.
5. List five circumstances in which we are responsible for the sins of others.

Short Essay: 1) In one paragraph, give an overview (what, how, why) of atonement theory. 2) In one paragraph each, described the following atonement theories: a) Satisfaction, b) Penal Substitution, c) Moral Influence, d) Recapitulation, e) Ransom. 3. In one paragraph, explain your view of atonement theory in general.

Compare/Contrast: 1. Compare/contrast the Six Days account in Gen 1:1-2-4a, and the Adam & Eve account in Gen 2:4b-3:19, according to the following categories: a) how and where God creates everything; b) how God creates people; c) source(s) of human dignity; d) human gender roles; e) human dominion/hierarchy of creatures; f) original justice/holiness; g) blessings and curses; h) origin of sin/death; i) work and the Sabbath; j) divine omniscience.

1. Give your view of what the accounts say about a) God’s character, and b) human nature.

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