This session will introduce foundational biblical material and theological concepts for engagement with economic ethical questions and will aim to equip students to consider how Christians and churches should respond to wealth and poverty, and which economic system, if any, is most compatible with Christian teaching.

Aim: to equip students with an informed understanding of the prevalence and experience in contemporary life of abortion and fertility treatment, the pastoral needs of those who experience them, and to enable them to engage with the ethical questions they raise. Trigger warning. You may find some of the material in some of these items distressing.

This session will apply the hermeneutic approach explored in last week’s class to the topic of medical ethics. It will aim to enable students to consider the ways in which biblical, theological and philosophical themes might have a bearing on contemporary medical ethical issues.

This session will explore possible contemporary hermeneutical approaches to Christian ethics, and seek to equip students to think for themselves about the way in which they use and apply the Bible in ethical deliberation and decision-making.

Module Introduction