christian moral principles

Question 1

heteronomy

example

Answer 1

moral authority comes from the church, bible and reason

the ten commandments

Question 2

theonomy

Answer 2

moral authority comes from God

Question 3

the reformation

Answer 3

martin luther was unhappy with how much power, the church had and wanted to bring back the authority of the Bible.
criticised church corruption

Question 4

autonomy

Answer 4

moral authority comes from individual people

Question 5

what does protestantism view as having more authority

Answer 5

The Bible

Question 6

the reformation

Answer 6

martin luther (1517) didnt like how much power the church had, criticised its corruption.
wanted to bring back the authority of the Bible

Question 7

sola scriptura definition

protestant view

Answer 7

“by scripture alone” - the teaching that the Bible is the supreme authority in all matters and practice. eg. the ten commandments

Question 8

sola scriptura criticism

Answer 8

sola scriptura is not in the bible - does not claim the bible is the only source of christian moral principles

Question 9

enlightenment period

Answer 9

emphasised reason over faith

Question 10

postmodernism (1970) quote

Answer 10

“there is no such thing as truth, there are many truths”

Question 11

bible believing christians

Answer 11

frame life by the commandments and teachings. issues not mentioned are approached using the implied teachings of jesus

Question 12

Liberal Protestantism (20th century)

Answer 12

tried to return to the idea that love is at the centre of christian ethics

Question 13

Agape definition

Answer 13

selfless love

Question 14

agape as christian ethical principle

Answer 14

principle of love is the root of all Jesus’ teachings. use human reason to decide how to apply this command instead of following a list of rules. is a person centered moral principle

Question 15

examples of agape love in the Bible

Answer 15

mark - “love the lord your God”
Luke - “love your enemies”
Corinthians - “love is patient, love is kind”
John - “love is good”

Question 16

examples of love

Answer 16

• the ten commandments: love thy god, love thy neighbour
• the good samaritan
• jesus’ miracles
• “god so loved the world that he gave his only son”
• the golden rule

Question 17

Rudolf Bultmann on agape love

Answer 17

we should move beyond laws and judgdements to forgiveness based on love

Question 18

Paul Tillich on agape love

Answer 18

three ethical norms should work together for christians: justice, love and wisdom

Question 19

divine command theory

Answer 19

a christian theory that is based on absolute obedience to God’s commands as contained in the Bible

Question 20

autonomy - situation ethics

Question 21

fletchers three approches to moral decision making

Answer 21

legalism, antinomianism, situationism

Question 22

legalism

Answer 22

rule based decision making

Question 23

two forms of legalism

Answer 23

natural moral law
divine command theory

Question 24

antinomianism meaning

Answer 24

each situation is unique, individuals make their own morality

Question 25

situationism

Answer 25

mid way between leglalism and antinomianism, love at the center of decision making
based on reason, rejects inbuilt law

Question 26

fletchers four presumptions

Answer 26

pragmatism
contextual relativism
positivism
personalism

Question 27

pragmatism

Answer 27

assess if something works in achieveing final telos

Question 28

contextual relativism

Answer 28

assessing what is the most loving in each situation

Question 29

positivism

Answer 29

leap of faith, stems from the belied that god is love

Question 30

personalism

Answer 30

prioritises people over rules

Question 31

fletchers six working principles

Answer 31

love only is always good
love is the only norm
love and justice are the same
love is not liking
love justifies its means
love’s decisions are made according to the situation and not according to rules