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THCP300 Contemporary Issues in Theological Ethics

10 cp
Prerequisites
THBS100 Introduction to the Bible and THCT100 What Christians Believe
Teaching Organisation This unit involves 150 hours of focused learning, or the equivalent of 10 hours per week for 15 weeks. The total includes formally structured learning activities such as lectures, tutorials, online learning, video-conferencing, or supervision. The remaining hours typically involve reading, research, and the preparation of tasks for assessment.

This unit explores particular aspects of Christian Theological Ethics related to personal and community responsibilities. It investigates the ethical resources available to assist the church’s social witness in the midst of contemporary social, economic, cultural, biomedical and environmental issues. A variety of theological perspectives and reasonings are considered in order to facilitate a critical theological reflection on specific contemporary questions and concerns.

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