Religion and Morality – Conscience and Moral Law

By the end of today’s lesson you will:

•Have developed your knowledge on Kant and Aquinas

•Have thought about where our conscience comes from

•Have questioned the link between morality and religion/God

Pair, Teach and Learn

These two scholars claim that there is a link between religion/God and morality – but how do they explain this link?

Conscience

• To what extent is the conscience God given?

•Joseph Butler – We all have it

•Cardinal Newman – proves God exists

•Aquinas – Natural Law

•St Paul – Moral Judge

Conscience

• Sigmund Freud

• Conscience is a moral policeman, but should not be mixed with religion as can cause great mental health