bullet summary: christian moral principles

theonomous christian ethics and practices the bible as the only authority 'all scripture is inspired by God, and is useful for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness.'this quote is often cited by biblicists and supports the view that scripture is inspired by god therefore it alone has the authority to be used …

bullet summary: knowledge of god’s existence

natural and revealed theology knowing we use the word 'know' in a variety of wayslogical knowledgefactual knowledgeknowledge of someoneknowing someone personally god of the philosophers given the different ways of knowing something, what does it mean to scale it up to 'knowing' god? for many, 'i know god' means god's existence is logically true or …

bullet summary: jesus christ

jesus christ's authority he has authority because of his teaching, his example and his relationship with godeven non-christians often admire him for his moral teachingsthere is no single factor that gives him authority, due to the ambiguity of authority what is authority? what does it mean to say something has authority? it means we see …

gender and theology

intro religion in generally is not well accepted by feminists. for many, christianity has been a cause of female oppression and even though elements of it may seem to aid women, it reinforces traditional gender roles and the subservience of women to men. the bible as a whole regards women as a weaker sex and …

liberation theology and marx

intro on 21st march 1980, archbishop of san salvador oscar romero was shot and killed while celebrating mass in a city chapel. the day before he had given an influential radio sermon pleading with the soldiers as christians not to exploit and murder the poor. this branded him as a communist and a rebel. his …

gender and society

intro there have always been happy and unhappy families. oppressive fathers, negligent mothers and cramped living conditions. some sociologists argue there has never been a perfect family ideal. the nuclear family model is a westerm, middle-class product of the mid-20th century during a time of industrial prosperity. but it has been popularised by christian teaching. …

religious pluralism and society

intro some cities and neighbourhoods are very diverse. how have these contemporary multi-faith societies developed in the west and what challenges does this present? there are three reasons outlined below. development of contemporary multi-faith societies globalisation globalisation has been a fashionable term since the 70s to describe the way we think about the world as …

religious pluralism and theology

intro liberal democracies in western europe are characterised by the ideology of liberalism. it tolerates the freedoms of the individual as long as there is no threat to the wellbeing of society, and permits the individual to believe what each wishes, as long as they don't undermine the rights of others. it allows and welcomes …

ethics: last minute notes

natural law a rational theory is good for sexual, environmental and business ethicsAquinas says that humans have a "tendency to do good and avoid evil", but do we? situation ethics meets in the middle of when to follow the rules and when to break themit is relevant to everyone, everywhere and in any set of …

basic for/against: ethics

natural law for: rationaldo not need godbased on purposeseeks human goodflexibility through secondary preceptsobjective against: too idealisticno single human naturegeneralises too muchpurpose confusion, what is the purpose?outdatedtoo vagueprecepts can conflicttechnically needs god and largely followed by the catholic church situation ethics for: situationist!follows jesus' teachingspositivist, will lead to goodautonomousrelativist, important for ethicswe like to be …