מידע הקורס

This course explores Christian ethics from a liberative perspective, emphasizing the importance of diverse voices and approaches to doing ethics. Students will explore the traditional and liberative approaches to Christian social ethics--with significant emphasis on the latter. In particular, the course will consider the intersectionality of race, gender, sexuality, class, and ability and how these identities affect ethical decision-making. The course will also examine the contributions of feminist and womanist theologians, liberation theologians, and queer theologians to Christian ethics. We will study their critiques of traditional Christian ethics and their proposals for a liberative ethical framework. 

We will consider questions such as: What does it mean to love our neighbor as ourselves in a diverse and unequal/inequitable world? How can Christians work towards justice and liberation for marginalized communities? What role do Christian ethics play in shaping public policy/in the way that we vote/do mission work/etc?