Introduction to Christian Ethics

Catalog description

What is ethics? How does Christian faith and practice inform moral discernment? This course examines the discipline of Christian Ethics through a consideration of the sources and frameworks Christian ethicists use to make ethical arguments in a theological key. Major Christian moral traditions and key contributions will be discussed, such as Catholic social teaching, liberation ethics, and the contemporary return to virtue, as will perennial tensions in Christian ethics such as those between love and justice, individual and collective responsibility, and actions and intentions. By placing the course material in conversation with case studies and students’ own moral questions, this course aims to foster ethical awareness that students can bring to a variety of moral challenges within their individual lives, professional contexts, and as engaged citizens in society.