Christian Ethics 2Bh: The Body (DV0100)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 8 ? Acronym : DIV-2-CE2B

Issues in medical and sexual ethics in relation to contemporary theological conceptions of the body and the self in relationship.

Entry Requirements

none

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Theology and Ethics, (School of Divinity, Schedule B)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 2nd year

? Delivery Period : Semester 2 (Blocks 3-4)

? Contact Teaching Time : 3 hour(s) per week for 11 weeks

First Class Information

Date	Start	End	Room	Area	Additional Information
09/01/2006	12:10	13:00	Martin Hall, New College	Central

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Monday	12:10	13:00	Central
Lecture	Tuesday	12:10	13:00	Central
Lecture	Thursday	12:10	13:00	Central

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

By the end of the course students should be able to:
1. demonstrate an understanding of the main issues at stake in the areas explored;
2. relate different critical approaches to various ethical theories & practices and their underlying
theological assumptions;
3. comment critically upon specified primary and secondary texts;
4. display a capacity for moral reasoning in relation to the practices of medicine, human sexuality,
justice and church ethics.