Prot Cath Ethics

3 Credits · Level: Graduate, Undergraduate

This course examines the theological writings and modern legacies of Augustine, Thomas Aquinas, Martin Luther, and John Calvin for the purpose of critically understanding their respective contributions to Protestant and Roman Catholic ethical reflection. Issues to be considered include Christian ethics and eudaimonism; the nature and limits of an ethic of the virtues; natural law; “nature” and “grace” in relation to “sin;” Christian vocation; the relation between justification, sanctification, and reconciliation; Jesus Christ and the moral life; the meaning of Christian love; and contemporary examples of theological ethics that have been shaped by these four classic figures.