Christian Ethics
Introduction to Christian Ethics is a core course that explores the major sources, methods, and insights of Christian social and theological ethics. Particular attention is given to Roman Catholic thought. The course will concentrate on the foundational sources in Christian ethics and examine the moral significance of major theological themes and affirmations.
Outcomes: Students will identify the major sources of Christian ethics (Scripture, Church tradition, philosophy, the social and human sciences, and human experience), and gain practice in identifying how different thinkers use, interpret, and prioritize these sources.
Introduction to Christian Ethics is a core course that explores the major sources, methods, and insights of Christian social and theological ethics. Particular attention is given to Roman Catholic thought. The course will concentrate on the foundational sources in Christian ethics and examine the moral significance of major theological themes and affirmations.
Outcomes: Students will identify the major sources of Christian ethics (Scripture, Church tradition, philosophy, the social and human sciences, and human experience), and gain practice in identifying how different thinkers use, interpret, and prioritize these sources.
This is a writing intensive class. A grade of C- or better in UCWR 110 is required to enroll.
This core ethics course will introduce students to basic methods & sources of Christian ethics and apply them to key ethical issues facing us in 2025, e.g: Climate Change; Socio-Economic & Racial-Ethnic Inequalities in U.S. Society, Health & Healthcare. Students will be introduced to central Christian theo-ethical concepts such as: respect for persons, virtue ethics, natural law, liberation theology and solidarity. Students will get an initial sense of the varied (sometimes conflicting) ways in which Christians draw upon their faith tradition for ethical guidance.
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