Chapter 1-2 Flashcards
What is conflict and why does it exist?
A state of opposition. It is necessary and natural because we are all different yet related.
Conflict and the fall.
Conflict is not a result of the fall, but the result of God’s creation.
How might power be related to conflict?
People might ignore conflict to maintain power or the “status quo”
Normative claim of conflict in the book
Christians (and people) SHOULD live in conflict.
Multiplicity of Christian views
Christians can look at scripture differently, and end up with different perspectives yet still be Christians.
Epistemological Privilege
Grants authority to those who have firsthand experiences with the issue at discussion
How is Christian Ethics more than a field of study?
It involves interacting with others and “doing” Christian ethics.
Analytical/Meta-ethical inquiry
Nature of morality and meta questions
6 Methodologies/Approaches to ethical reflection
Deontological, Consequentialist, and Virtue Ethics
Communitarian (communities), Care Ethics (relationships), Casuistry (focus on past examples to apply to now)
3 categories of questions
“how to”
descriptive
closed questions
eudaimonia
“happiness” or well-being. according to Aristotle, the activity of the soul for good life.
What is Aristotle’s view of the highest good?
Contemplation.
Hermeneutics
The study of interpretation
