COS414  PERSONAL & SOCIAL ETHICS

JULY 6-17, 2010; 8:30-10:45 p.M.

GRANT HAGIYA 
 

TEXTBOOKS:  Required: Waldo Beach:  Christian Ethics in the  Protestant

Tradition:  Bruce Birch & Larry Rasmussen:  The Bible & Ethics in the Christian Life:

Recommended/Optional:  Karen Lebacqz:  Professional Ethics: Power & Paradox Marie Fortune:  Is Nothing Sacred?: Robert M. Brown:  Religion & Violence 

COURSE REQUIREMENTS:  1. Class participation & attendance.  2. Completion of

all reading assignments & 1 page personal reflections on the each day’s readings  3. Oral or written presentation of an ethical analysis of a contemporary issue or problem facing the church & the society (students will sign up the first day of class.).  4. Oral finals on the last day 

ADVANCED ASSIGNMENT:  Advanced daily reading and completion of as many 1

      page reflection papers as possible.  

READING ASSIGNMENTS & CLASS SCHEDULE:

JULY 8:  INTRODUCTION TO ETHICS:  READINGS:  Beach:  Chapter 1 & 2;

Birch & Rasmussen: Chapter 1; ACTION: READINGS: Beach:  Chapter 4

     JULY 9: CHARACTER/VIRTUE:  READINGS: Beach:  Chapter 3;  Birch & Rasmussen:  Chapters 3-4;  Start: LOVE & COMMUNITY: READINGS:  Beach:  Chapter 5;  Birch & Rasmussen:  Chapter 2 & 7

     JULY 12: THE BIBLE & ETHICS:  READINGS:  Birch & Rasmussen:  Chapters 8-9;

     JULY 13: STRUCTURE:  READINGS: Lebacqz:  Chapters 7-9 (On 2 Hr reserve in the library)

     JULY 14: MINISTERIAL SEXUAL ETHICS READINGS:  Beach:  Chapter 6 Marie Fortune:  Chapter 1-5 (On Reserve in Library)

 
      JULY 15: MEDICAL ETHICS READINGS:  Beach:  Chapter 7;  Handouts