Ethics at the Beginning of Life

(2.5,3 Credit Hours) · Undergraduate

In this seminar, students will engage with various ethical topics that deal with human life, and how theological, hermeneutical, and even scientific methods can be applied to them. Students will work with biblical passages to create comprehensive definitions and images of what a person is ,and how these definitions fit into a modern social context. To create such comparisons, the seminar will also deal with scientific and ethical texts about the history of embryos ,which circumstances warrant abortion in Germany, stem cell research, or in-vitro fertilization. By taking a pluralistic approach in terms of which sources the courses deal with, the students will be able to make arguments and debate about the descriptions of personhood from a biblical perspective , and if they can fit into current social contexts.