RELIG 380 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Twelve-Step Program, Ancestral Sin, Concupiscence

• School: Iowa State University
• Department: Religious Studies
• Course: RELIG 380
• Professor: Clifford Anne

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Relig 380, class 2, catholic social thought: building the foundations. Questions (bring your responses to our second class: what motivates a person to choose to act justly, assist one"s neighbor in need, or to advocate. Expected graduation date ________ for justice in one"s local community or one"s nation (cf. , massaro 1-16): sometimes christians respond to injustice because they regard its cause to be sin. In what ways are the perspectives on grace for. In the first chapter of living justice, its author, thomas massaro, addresses the question, why do people respond to injustice and also advocate for justice for others. Massaro surveys some reasons, including religious motivations of people, such as christians. What he does not address is an element of catholic teaching of importance related to a catholic motivation to act justly. This essay will provide background on the motivation by addressing how catholic teaching understands sin and grace.