CHRISTIAN ETHICS

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WELCOME
 MEET REVD. DR. GIFT
MTUKWA
 Born and raised in Zimbabwe
 Ordained minister with the Church of the
Nazarene- I am a born again Christian-
disciple of Jesus Christ
 Pastor University Church of the Nazarene
 Education
 PhD and MA University of Manchester
 MAR and BTh Africa Nazarene University
 Passion –To connect faith and practice
 ABOUT THE CLASS
 Introduction to Christian Ethics
 Guiding principles to make sound moral
judgments from a Christian Perspective
 Personal Christian –stewardship, sexuality
 Public Christian Ethics
 Other types of Ethics- ethical theories,
religious and non religious ethics.
 Whatare the branches of
Western philosophy?
BRANCHES OF PHILOSOPHY

 The basic branches of Western philosophy

are:
 Metaphysics
 Epistemology
 Logic
 Axiology/ Ethics
 Whatdoes each of them
address?
 Summary--streams of
philosophy:
• the question of reality—
metaphysics
 • the question of knowledge—

epistemology
 Logical consistency—Logic

 • the question of moral action

—ethics
 ELEMENTS OF REALITY –A
CHRISTIAN PERSPECTIVE
 All that is come from God
 All that is depends on God
 Human existence is a special category of
creation
 Creation is good and not evil.
 ACTIVITY
 Reality from a Christian perspective
 The four aspects of reality from a Christian
perspective.
 Choose one that you think is most critical for
Christian ethics ?
 Why have you chosen that one?

 Poll
 Wordview
 What is a worldview and what is its
significance for Christian Ethics?

 Poll
 CHARACTERISTICS OF A
WORLDVIEW
1. It must be comprehensive
2. It must be unsurpassable
3. It must be central to life
 Essential Questions of Life
 Origin-How did I come to be here?
 Meaning of life-What gives my life
essential meaning?
 Morality-What is my moral compass?
 Destiny-What happens to a human being
when he or she dies?
 For Reflection on the Lesson:

 What are the basic streams of western

philosophy?
 Relate the basic streams of philosophy
with ethics?
 Define a Worldview
 In your opinion what is the significance of
a worldview?
 In your understanding what has shaped
your worldview?