Course Description
This course on Christian Ethics is designed to help you think about moral issues from a Christian biblical standpoint, that is also informed by important philosophical theories related to ethics. Ethics is the study of “how we should live.” Ethics addresses issues that are important to everyone just because we are human. Ethics is a prescriptive field of study, asking what ought to be, and how we ought to live, dealing with concepts such as goodness, obligation, rights, fairness, justice and virtue. Dr. James Spiegel will guide you through a survey of the major theories and principles, both philosophical and theological, discussing key moral issues along the way and how each major theory addresses them, along with the strengths and weaknesses of each theory.