Religious Ethics Flashcards
What are Christians?
Absolutist
When does God speak to us according to Christians?
When we read the Bible
What guides us when we pray?
The Holy Spirit
What do Fundamentalist Christians believe?
God’s words are to be taken literally
What is the Liberal Christians approach?
They look for values behind texts rather than following interpretation
What doe Fundamentalists tend to be?
Deontological and absolutist
What do Liberal Christians tend to be?
More relativist and consequentialist
What is the Divine Command Theory?
If God commands something it must be good as God is good
Why does Natural Law differ from the Divine Command Theory?
You are also expected to use reason as well as God’s teachings to decide what is good
What is Situation Ethics?
Liberal, relativist and consequentialist
What do followers of Situation Ethics believe the rules based on the Bible to be?
Too Legalistic and rigid
What did Joseph Fletcher say about Jesus?
He did not put laws before people but instead did the most loving thing
What does Fletcher argue should be the base of Christian Ethics?
Deciding what is the most “agapeistic” outcome
What are the four working principles?
Pragmatism, Relativism, Positivism and Personalism
What does pragmatism mean?
A practical outcome
