Christian Ethics

Catalog description

The course enables students to understand the biblical, theological, liturgical and ecclesial resources that shape Christian moral formation and ethical decision-making; formulate approaches to assessing moral problems in theologically grounded ways; identify and deploy some established methods of analysis drawn from moral theology and philosophy to assess key moral questions; compare and contrast theological modes of ethical analysis with some major alternative contemporary approaches; analyze and critically reflect on their own process of moral reasoning and conduct; relate Christian ethics to practices of individual and communal discipleship, holiness, and moral formation; and situate Christian moral reflection within broader social, political, and economic dynamics.