Ethics

The GSCE/A'level syllabus specifically mentions:- Christianity and Ethics (religious ethics from a Christian viewpoint), contribution made by Christianity to ethics (relation between this and other ethical theories), application of ethical theories to medical ethics and sexual ethics.

Specific writings on ethics and Christianity:

• Introduction to Ethics (CMF File, 1998)
• Christian Views on Ethics (CMF File, 1998)
• The Ethics of Caring (CMF File, 1999)
• The Bible and Medical Ethics

Nucleus articles:

• Dialogue on Ethical Behaviour
• Why Christians Disagree
• When Christians Disagree

Applications of ethics in medical practice:

• Bioethics sans boundaries?
• Ethical Dilemmas in Paediatrics
• The Nazi Doctors - Lessons from the Holocaust
• Doctors Involved in Torture - A Christian Response

The A'level Syllabus specifies 'religious ethics'. This includes; ethics and the New Testament - the application of specified texts to ethical issues, comparison between the texts and other methods of approaching practical ethical issues, the role of religious experience in making ethical decisions, the impact of beliefs about life and death on ethical behaviour...

An important question to answer first concerns the reliability of the Biblical text:

• Deadly questions - Isn't the Bible Full of Errors?