RE 2 Christian Ethics in a Changing World

• Major Ethical Systems:

  • Antinomianism: Affirms there are no moral or general laws
  • Generalism: Teaches that there are no absolute laws, only some general ones
  • Situationism: Maintains that there is one absolute law, love
  • Conflicting Absolutism: Believes in many conflicting absolute laws and choosing the lesser evil
  • Graded Absolutism: Affirms conflicting absolute laws but obeying the higher law
  • Unqualified Absolutism: Asserts that there are many absolute laws not in conflict with each other
• Relationship of Ethics to Other Sciences:

  • Logic is the science of correct thinking, while Ethics is the science of correct living
  • Psychology deals with human behavior, while Ethics deals with the morality of human behavior
  • Sociology is concerned with the relationship of humans to society, while Ethics is concerned with the moral and social order of humans and society
  • Economics deals with wealth distribution, while Ethics deals with business processes based on justice and moral principles
• • Education develops the whole man, while Ethics develops man's humane, moral, and spiritual character
  • Religion is about belief in God, while Ethics is about obedience and right relationship with God and man
  • Politics stresses temporal benefits of people, while Ethics stresses eternal benefits of people