Courage Heft Summary

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In an article by Heft (2004), he addresses the courage that Catholic educators must possess to be able to teach members who desire to become more competent in the Roman Catholic faith. It goes on to define “courage” as a: “disposition of our feelings of aggression which inclines us, characteristically, to face up to and deal with difficulties and dangers for the sake of doing what is good: a courageous person is neither over-aggressive or timid; is angry about the right things at the right time and is prepared to suffer patiently when it is necessary, and even to die for the sake of justice or in witness to the gospel” (Heft, 2004). In regards to Heft’s (2004) classification of courage, this is a universal decision is all religions and