CHRISTIAN ETHICS: NOTION OF GOOD IN CHRISTIAN ETHICS

8 PAGES (2253 WORDS) Theology Paper

Christian Ethics is ethics which considers the specific situation, gathers the facts and uses the principles (commands and doctrine) and values to be found in Christianity. In this way, morality is used to describe our principles or convictions about what is right and wrong and our ultimate values. As seen in it, moral philosophy tries to study those principles and values, analyzing them critically and working out how we make decisions. Christian ethics also follow what is called “Applied or practical ethics” which is the way we apply ethical theories to practical situations. All these are targeted towards meta-ethics which considers the  status of ethical theories (Macquarrie & Childress 398). These principles are then applied to particular situations. A concrete note is that this ethics studies actions in the light of our true end, who we really want to be and what to achieve shaped by decisions and convictions. Christian ethics often begins with the specific situation and asks what principles should apply in this case.