Christian Ethics A Biblical Morality

Course Description

In a self-centered culture, how do we demonstrate a God-centered ethic? This course presents a Biblical model for ethics in a postmodern world, examining the ethical theories of obligation and value from a philosophical perspective. The lectures survey various ethical systems, identify unstated assumptions in ethical theories, and evaluate those theories for legitimacy, relevancy, and cogency. The goal of the course is to provide learners with a Christian framework of values and ethics, leading them to make God-honoring decisions in a truth-relative world.

Course Aims

1. Understand the concepts and principles of ethical theories and how they cohere with their theoretical
2. Understand the concepts and principles of Christian ethics and their relationship to Biblical revelation and our
3. Apply the concepts and principles of ethical theories to contemporary
4. Evaluate ethical systems by both internal and external

Course Goals

Students will learn to understand the concepts and principles, apply concepts and principles and evaluate concepts and principles in Christian ethics from:

1. Reading the three
2. Listening to the lectures which expand the
3. Researching and writing a major paper that expands on the

Course Objectives

 Cognitive Objectives

1. Know the basic concepts and principles of ethical
2. Know methods and procedures in ethics
3. Justify methods and procedures in ethics
4. Apply concepts and principles of ethics to new situations
5. Use methods and procedures correctly
6. Identify unstated assumptions in ethical theories
7. Recognize logical fallacies in reasoning
8. Evaluate the relevancy of evidence to ethical assertions
9. Integrate learning from other theological areas for ethical problem-solving
10. Judge the adequacy with which conclusions are supported by evidence

Affective Objectives

1. Show awareness of the importance of
2. Demonstrate a high value on problem resolution in
3. Formulate and develop a ministry life plan in harmony with beliefs, abilities and
4. Demonstrate industry, punctuality and self-discipline.