Appendix for Part 5: Catholic Doctrine About Man

An episode of the Foundations of Christian Thought podcast, hosted by Christian Thought, titled "Appendix for Part 5: Catholic Doctrine About Man" was published on January 4, 2022 and runs 3 minutes.

January 4, 2022 ·3m · Foundations of Christian Thought

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Appendix for Part 5 Catholic Doctrine About Man This section discusses the Churches teachings on the metaphysics of man i) supernatural revelation confirms the most basic truths about man ii) the human soul exists, is unique, personal and spiritual iii) the human soul is the 'substantial form' of the body and is immortal iv) man is free v) man can know by his reason alone and with certainty that his soul is spiritual, immortal and that he is free vi) the human soul is a direct creation of God vii) the souls of those who die subsist from their death to the final resurrection of the bodies viii) the human body is mortal by nature ix) at the end of time all human souls will be rejoined to their bodies x) all men descend from a single first man, namely the person of Adam and from a single first woman, namely the person of Eve, both of them directly formed by God (God created their soul, and made their bodies of pre-existing material)

Episode Description

Appendix for Part 5

Catholic Doctrine About Man

This section discusses the Churches teachings on the metaphysics of man

i) supernatural revelation confirms the most basic truths about man

ii) the human soul exists, is unique, personal and spiritual

iii) the human soul is the 'substantial form' of the body and is immortal

iv) man is free

v) man can know by his reason alone and with certainty that his soul is spiritual, immortal and that he is free

vi) the human soul is a direct creation of God

vii) the souls of those who die subsist from their death to the final resurrection of the bodies

viii) the human body is mortal by nature

ix) at the end of time all human souls will be rejoined to their bodies

x) all men descend from a single first man, namely the person of Adam and from a single first woman, namely the person of Eve, both of them directly formed by God (God created their soul, and made their bodies of pre-existing material)