In this course Dr. Russell Moore, president of the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC), provides an introduction to Christian ethics. After an overview of the scope of ethics, Dr. Moore focuses on wisdom and how the biblical narrative forms and reorders the conscience. He then explores a variety of important contemporary topics showing how they relate to different aspects of Christian ethics. Dr. Moore covers topics like religious liberty, gender, marriage and divorce, sexual ethics, human dignity, race, immigration, war and peace, capital punishment, the environment, poverty, and political economy.
The course was part of a two-day ethics seminar by the ERLC Academy and was filmed in Nashville, TN in 2019. It includes two breakout sessions. In the first breakout session, Dr. Andrew T. Walker addresses ethical issues regarding biological sex, gender, and transgenderism. In the second breakout session, Dr. Michael P. Farris provides an overview of religious liberty in the US, with special attention to the Supreme Court’s view on this matter.
Introduction
Introduction
Introduction to Ethics
8m
Different Types of Ethical Systems
24m
Session 1 Questions and Answers
3m
Aspects of Christian Ethics
Christic, Kingdom, and Ecclesial Aspects of Christian Ethics
24m
Personal, Social, and Political Aspects of Christian Ethics
22m
Session 2 Questions and Answers
7m
Wisdom and Decision-Making
Maturity and the Conscience
15m
Wisdom as Discernment
22m
Session 3 Questions and Answers
6m
Sessions 1–3 Open Forum Questions and Answers
23m
Religious Liberty
Ethical Aspects of Religious Liberty
18m
Church and State
27m
Session 4 Questions and Answers
14m
Maleness and Femaleness
Ethical Implications of Maleness and Femaleness
18m
Equal Dignity of Men and Women and the Reality of Gender
17m
Session 5 Questions and Answers
23m
Sessions 4–5 Open Forum Questions and Answers
16m
Marriage and Divorce
Marriage as an Act of the Covenant Community
16m
Marriage as a Signpost to Christ
30m
Divorce
11m
Sexual Ethics
Spiritual Reality of Sex
31m
Pornography
25m
Sessions 6–7 Open Forum Questions and Answers
10m
Human Dignity: Sanctity of Life, Infertility, Adoption, and Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART)
Humanity’s Unique Position in Creation
19m
Abortion and the Role of the Church in Upholding Human Dignity
18m
Suicide and Euthanasia
9m
Assisted Reproductive Technology
14m
Race and Immigration
Personal and Systemic Aspects of Racism
19m
Racism Breaks down in Our Identity in Christ
17m
Immigration
8m
Sessions 8–9 Open Forum Questions and Answers
28m
Peace, War, and Capital Punishment
Peace and War on the Ecclesial, Kingdom, and Personal Levels
15m
Peace and War on the Social and Political Levels
20m
Capital Punishment
11m
Session 10 Questions and Answers
8m
Environment, Poverty, and Political Economy
Responsibility to Nature
13m
Christocentric Stewardship on the Christic and Kingdom Levels
10m
Christocentric Stewardship on the Ecclesial Level
6m
Christocentric Stewardship on the Social and Political Levels