Christian Ethics in the Contemporary World (an Outline)

“Christian Ethics in the contemporary world. Part 1” An outline of a recent class.

(Yeah… this is just the outline for a class recently taught.  But I thought some might get some thing good out of seeing the framework.  Just reading the the big picture can be very helpful to grasping the smaller pieces.)

The Traditional systems.

Augustinianism. The love based system.

Thomism. The practice based system.

Ana-baptism. The submission based system.

Gnosticism. The spiritualist system.

The Three traditional categories of law:

The Ceremonial Laws.

The Procedural/Judicial Laws.

The Moral Laws.

The Three uses of the Law:

To convict of sin.

To reveal the need for Christ.

To show us what is right.

The Ten CommandmentsThe Two Great Commandments

Bunches of little Commandments

The Relationship between ‘Laws’ and ‘Virtues’.

The uses of Virtue:

Faith.

Hope.

Love.

Prudence.

Justice

Temperance

Fortitude

Truth

Vices:

Arrogance

Pride

Vanity

Bullying

Gossip

Subversion

Depression

Greed

Licentiousness

Nationalism

Racism

Foolishness

Avarice

Lust

Greed

The Golden Mean.

Crimes? The difference between crimes and sins.

Adultery

Theft

Murder

Abortion

Slavery

Pornography

Incest

Abuse of an animal

Waste of natural resources

Unjust war

Libel

Rebellion

Contract Law

“Christian Ethics in the contemporary world. Part 2”

The major thinkers of contemporary Christian Ethics.

Contrast and Comparison:

Stanley Haurwaus

John Howard Yoder

C.S. Lewis

Reinhold Niebuhr

Gordon H. Clark

Greg L. Bahnsen

Paul Ramsey

Edmund Pellegrino

Leon Kass

Francis Schaeffer

John Finnis

John Jefferson Davis

Walter Kaiser