Pastoral and Social Ethics

Course Introduction

April 1, 2013 • Dr. John Frame

The student will be able to explain how everything in Scripture is ethical The student will be able to explain why Christians ought to study ethics The student will be able to explain how one can become self-aware of one’s own ethical biases

An Ethical Glossary

April 1, 2013 • Dr. John Frame

The student will be able to define and recognize the characteristics of ethical and theological terms (i.e., “knowledge of God,” “metaethics,” “morality,” etc.) The student will be able to define and recognize the characteristics of value terms (i.e., “ethical,” “norm,” “obligation,” etc.)

Divine Lordship

April 1, 2013 • Dr. John Frame

The student will be able to define the normative, situational and existential perspectives The student will be able to define the theological concept of Divine Lordship The student will be able to define the biblical theology of good works

Christian and Non-Christian Ethics

April 1, 2013 • Dr. John Frame

The student will be able to describe the balance between freedom and authority in Christian social ethics in contrast to secular social ethics The student will be able to distinguish the difference between transcendence and immanence The student will be able to define the three ethical principles The student will be able to describe the three schools of non-Christian ethics

Ethics and the Religions

April 1, 2013 • Dr. John Frame

The student will be able to explain the naturalistic fallacy The student will be able to explain the ethical implications of religions based on fate The student will be able to explain the ethical implications of religions based on law The student will be able to explain the ethical implications of religions based on law

The Existential Tradition

April 1, 2013 • Dr. John Frame

The student will be able to define the rationalist/irrationalist tension in Greek philosophical ethics The student will be able to define the ethical theory of the existential tradition The student will be able to explain the ethical implications of the philosophical systems of Hume, Rousseau, Marx, Nietzsche and Wittgenstein The student will be able to explain the ethical implications of postmodernism

The Teleological Tradition

April 1, 2013 • Dr. John Frame

The student will be able to explain the different versions of untilitarianism in Bentham, Mill, Sidgwick and Dewey and their liabilities The student will be able to define the ethical theory of the teleological tradition The student will be able to explain the nature and weaknesses of Aristotelian ethics

The Deontological Tradition

April 1, 2013 • Dr. John Frame

The student will be able to explain the general inadequacies and instabilities of non-Christian ethical systems The student will be able to explain the general principles of deontological ethics The student will be able to explain the Platonic theory of values The student will be able to explain the Kantian theory of values

The Organism of Revelation

April 1, 2013 • Dr. John Frame

The student will be able to explain the role of revelation in ethics The student will be able to explain Frame’s threefold classification of the Word of God as a moral norm

The Attributes of Scripture

April 1, 2013 • Dr. John Frame

The student will be able to define the attributes of God’s word The student will be able to define the relevance of God’s word in ethical discussions

The Sufficiency of Scripture

April 1, 2013 • Dr. John Frame

The student will be able to explain what is meant by “the sufficiency of Scripture” The student will be able to distinguish between the general and particular sufficiency of Scripture The student will be able to define the concept of adiaphora

Law in Biblical Ethics

April 1, 2013 • Dr. John Frame

The student will be able to define what the law can and cannot do The student will be able to define the biblical concept of law The student will be able to explain the distinction between law and gospel The student will be able to explain the biblical concept of love and its relationship to the law

Applying the Law

April 1, 2013 • Dr. John Frame

The student will be able to define the continuities and discontinuities between the Old Covenant and the New Covenant The student will be able to define casuistry The student will be able to differentiate between expired laws and normative laws The student will be able to identify the creation ordinances and their relation to the Decalogue The student will be able to define the three types of Old Testament laws, as identified in the Westminster Confession of Faith The student will be able to explain the key principles of theonomy

Situation and Norm

April 1, 2013 • Dr. John Frame

The student will be able to explain the concept of natural law ethics The student will be able to define the situational and normative perspectives

Our Ethical Situation

April 1, 2013 • Dr. John Frame

The student will be able to explain the relationship between humans and their natural environment The student will be able to define the three aspects of God in his role as chief norm The student will be able to explain the role of angels in the universe

Reformed Theological Seminary

Dr. John M. Frame

Course Introduction

April 1, 2013 • Dr. John Frame

An Ethical Glossary

April 1, 2013 • Dr. John Frame

Divine Lordship

April 1, 2013 • Dr. John Frame

Christian and Non-Christian Ethics

April 1, 2013 • Dr. John Frame

Ethics and the Religions

April 1, 2013 • Dr. John Frame

The Existential Tradition

April 1, 2013 • Dr. John Frame

The Teleological Tradition

April 1, 2013 • Dr. John Frame

The Deontological Tradition

April 1, 2013 • Dr. John Frame

The Organism of Revelation

April 1, 2013 • Dr. John Frame

The Attributes of Scripture

April 1, 2013 • Dr. John Frame

The Sufficiency of Scripture

April 1, 2013 • Dr. John Frame

Law in Biblical Ethics

April 1, 2013 • Dr. John Frame

Applying the Law

April 1, 2013 • Dr. John Frame

Situation and Norm

April 1, 2013 • Dr. John Frame

Our Ethical Situation

April 1, 2013 • Dr. John Frame