Eva Jeanne Markosky most recently worked as an engineering assistant with the Markosky Engineering Group in Ligonier, Pennsylvania. Eva Jeanne Markosky enjoys reading in her spare time, and one of her favorite reads is C.S. Lewis' Mere Christianity, a series of books which details Christianity's most essential characteristics.
The third book of Mere Christianity centers its discussion on Christian morality. Lewis starts by laying out three core elements of morality: personal ethics, social ethics, and foundational ethics. Personal ethics deals with how one treats oneself, while social ethics explores the rightness of actions involving others. Foundational ethics, the third category, looks at why humans live in the first place.
Lewis asserts that all these elements intertwine, and that one cannot have solid personal or social ethics without attaining harmony with God. In the Christian moral framework, he continues, there are four cardinal virtues one must pursue for harmony with oneself and three theological virtues one must derive from a relationship with God. The personal virtues include prudence, temperance, justice, and fortitude, and include ideas like common sense, moderation in all pleasures, fairness, and courage. The theological virtues consist of love, hope, and faith, which encompass charity, certainty in hope, and retaining convictions as moods change.
The third book of Mere Christianity centers its discussion on Christian morality. Lewis starts by laying out three core elements of morality: personal ethics, social ethics, and foundational ethics. Personal ethics deals with how one treats oneself, while social ethics explores the rightness of actions involving others. Foundational ethics, the third category, looks at why humans live in the first place.
Lewis asserts that all these elements intertwine, and that one cannot have solid personal or social ethics without attaining harmony with God. In the Christian moral framework, he continues, there are four cardinal virtues one must pursue for harmony with oneself and three theological virtues one must derive from a relationship with God. The personal virtues include prudence, temperance, justice, and fortitude, and include ideas like common sense, moderation in all pleasures, fairness, and courage. The theological virtues consist of love, hope, and faith, which encompass charity, certainty in hope, and retaining convictions as moods change.