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Auditing means you are not required to complete assignments and the professor will not be reviewing your work. We strongly recommend full participation for maximum value.
LEARNING OUTCOMES
Upon successful completion of this course, students will:
- Gain familiarity with key theories, ideas, and vocabulary of ethical philosophy.
- Begin, in humility, to form compassionate kingdom-based ethical responses to contemporary issues.
- Experience growth in personal ethics and virtue through the habits of analysis, discussion, introspection, and action.
- Practice interpreting the moral and virtue implications of the Bible in ethically robust ways.
- Utilize critical thinking, introspection and empathy to evaluate and contrast various perspectives within and outside of Christian ethics.
Gushee, David P. and Glen H. Stassen. Kingdom Ethics: Following Jesus in Contemporary Context, Second Edition. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2016. (Note: Previous editions of Kingdom Ethics are not acceptable. There are significant differences between them.)
Wright N.T. After You Believe: Why Christian Character Matters. New York: HarperOne, 2010.
Course Description
This course is a biblical examination of various theological and philosophical approaches to ethics, while working towards the development of a personal and communal Christian ethic. Attention will be given to the teachings of Jesus with representative engagement of contemporary moral issues.
Prerequisite
B231 Christian Theology will give you the right foundation to get the most out of this course. If you are enrolled in a program, it is a required prerequisite. However, if you have equivalent life experience or other course work and would like to take the course, contact the academic dean.
Course Features
- Lectures 12
- Quizzes 0
- Duration College Semester
- Skill level Level 300
- Language English
- Students 0
- Assessments Yes
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