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The Virtues of Man, Part Two with Inshal Chenet
Recorded course taught by Inshal Chenet for High School Moral Theology
Summary

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Join this moral theology course to study St. Thomas Aquinas on living a virtuous life. Along with your teacher and fellow students, you’ll carefully analyze individual moral virtues. 

How to get the most out of  The Virtues of Man, Part Two with Inshal Chenet:

  • First, read the course materials below before watching the first class meeting.

  • Then have a notebook ready and available for class notes each recorded session.

  • Read assignments after you have watch the class.

  • Do the assignments, quizzes, and any extra work assigned for that week.

  • Once the course is completed to the parent's and professor’s satisfaction, there is a Certificate of Completion at the end to be filled in for your records.

Special notes: This is Part Two of a 2-part course. Part One is required to participate in this course.

Total classes: 12

Duration: 55 minutes per class

Prerequisite: The Virtues of Man, Part One

Suggested grade level: 10th to 12th grade

Suggested credit: One full semester Theology or Philosophy

Instructor: Inshal Chenet

Course description: This course in moral theology will examine the nature of virtue and its role in the Christian moral life according to Saint Thomas Aquinas. After a brief and general study of the nature of habits, virtues, and the gifts of the Holy Spirit, we will investigate the nature of grace and the theological and infused moral virtues in detail. This course will also focus on ways to practically grow the virtues in our daily life.

Course outline:

Week 1: Fortitude
Week 2: Magnanimity & Pusillanimity
Week 3: Temperance
Week 4: Gluttony and Abstinence
Week 5: Chastity
Week 6: Review for Midterm
Week 7: Studiousness and Curiosity
Week 8: Theological Virtues
Week 9: Faith
Week 10: Hope
Week 11: Charity
Week 12: Review for Final

Course materials: The Christian Moral Life: Directions for the Journey to Happiness, by John Rziha, ISBN: 9780268101831 (https://amzn.to/3pIKPOn)

Homework: Expect to spend about 45 minutes reading each week, plus a weekly quiz (computer-graded for immediate feedback). In addition, there will be a virtue practice each week (students work to grow in a particular virtue)

Technical Help: If you have any technical trouble or questions about course content, please email us at homeschoolconnections@gmail.com.

©2023 Homeschool Connections and Inshal Chenet.  All rights reserved. This course is designed by Inshal Chenet.

  • This material is only to be used for its intended purpose by active subscribers of Homeschool Connections. Any other use without explicit permission is in violation of the seventh commandment (yes, the 7th commandment) and in violation of US and International copyright laws. 

  • You may print or download to local hard disk extracts for your personal homeschool and non-commercial use only. This is not to be used for homeschool co-ops without express written permission from Homeschool Connections.

Course name
The Virtues of Man, Part Two with Inshal Chenet
Instructor
Inshal Chenet
Semester
Recorded
Category
Theology ➤ Moral Theology
Grade level
High School
Start time
May 11th, 2023 at 12:00 AM ET
Course type
Recorded, free with subscription
Relative due dates
Relative due dates are disabled for this course.

About Inshal Chenet

Inshal Chenet and his wife are both proud homeschool graduates. Mr. Chenet has lived in 18 different places around the globe since he was born in Bedford, Texas. He comes from a family of seven and his father served in the United States Air Force.

After serving a year in NET ministries, Mr. Chenet went on to attend Wyoming Catholic College and received his BA in Liberal Arts, and then received his MA in Theology from Christendom College.

He teaches Science, Theology, History, and a variety of other subjects for Homeschool Connections and other local groups, and is currently starting a boy's high school, St. Joseph the Worker Academy.

On the side, Mr. Chenet runs Cottonwood farms, a small farm community with several catholic families and many animals such as: a milk cow, pigs, maple-tapping, bees, sheep, goats, and chickens.

He is a certified COR backpacking instructor and enjoys canyoneering, caving, and camping when he can find the time for it. But most of all, Mr. Chenet loves spending time with his wife and four children and the vibrant community that they live in.

Click here for more info about Inshal Chenet!

Inshal Chenet teaches the following courses:

  • Basic Chemistry (Apologia)

  • Drawing with Art Theory

  • Introduction to Chess

  • The Way Things Work Now

  • History of Medieval Science