THEO2381: TOPICS IN CHRISTIAN ETHICS

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• To introduce some major practical issues in contemporary theological ethics.
• To identify the principal biblical, theological, philosophical, ethical and social scientific resources for addressing them.

• This module provides an introduction to a number of major practical issues in contemporary theological ethics.
• It investigates the biblical, theological, philosophical, ethical, and social scientific resources which are available to inform the church's social witness, and also includes perspectives from comparative religious ethics.
• Topics may vary from year to year, but are likely to focus on a limited number of specific issues such as the ecological crisis; justice and the economy; race and racism; digital lives; bodies and gender; and death and frailty

Subject-specific Knowledge:

• A knowledge and critical understanding of some major topics within Christian social ethics, environmental ethics, and ethics of the body.
• An understanding of the specific contribution made by theology to topics in practical ethics.

Subject-specific Skills:

• An ability to analyse topics in practical ethics with intellectual rigour.
• A capacity to draw on and integrate a wide range of intellectual disciplines in order to inform this critical analysis.

Key Skills:

• Skills in the acquisition of information through reading andresearch, and in the structured presentation of information in written form.

• Lectures convey information and exemplify an approach to the subject-matter, enabling students to develop a clear understanding of the subject and to improve their skills in listening and in evaluating information.
• Seminars enhance subject-specific knowledge and understanding both through preparation and through interaction with students and staff, promoting awareness of different viewpoints and approaches.
• Tutorials provide feedback on student work and the opportunity to discuss specific issues in detail, enhancing student knowledge and writing skills.
• The summative essays and optional formative essay develop subject-specific knowledge and understanding, along with student skills in the acquisition of information through reading and research, and in the structured presentation of information in written form.
• Examinations assess subject-specific knowledge and understanding, along with student skills in the structured presentation of information in written form under time constraints.

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