Note from June 29, 2020
Although we do not yet know how long the social distancing related to the Covid-19 pandemic will last, and regardless of the changes that had to be made in the evaluation of the June 2020 session in relation to what is provided for in this learning unit description, new learnig unit evaluation methods may still be adopted by the teachers; details of these methods have been - or will be - communicated to the students by the teachers, as soon as possible.
Although we do not yet know how long the social distancing related to the Covid-19 pandemic will last, and regardless of the changes that had to be made in the evaluation of the June 2020 session in relation to what is provided for in this learning unit description, new learnig unit evaluation methods may still be adopted by the teachers; details of these methods have been - or will be - communicated to the students by the teachers, as soon as possible.
2 credits
15.0 h
Q2
This biannual learning unit is not being organized in 2019-2020 !
Teacher(s)
Gaziaux Eric;
Language
French
Main themes
The teaching unit addresses the criticisms of Christian ethics and reflects on the foundations of an ethical approach of Christian inspiration and its links to other branches of theology and the human sciences. It develops, according to the other ethics courses of the program, fundamental themes such as autonomy, conscience/consciousness, natural law, relation to Scripture and tradition. It deals fundamentally with the main characteristics of an ethic of Christian inspiration.
Aims
At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to : | |
| 1 | Priorities: A.4. lay the foundations of an ethical discernment; B.1. know the notions proper to theology and its epistemology; D.2. provide critical advice on public debates related to Christianity (media, culture, education, etc.). |
| 2 | Secondary Aims: A.2. understand and explain the Christian theological tradition in its major theoretical currents by contextualising them; B.2. understand and explain the thought of a theologian; C.2. master the documentary bases to develop research in theology. |
The contribution of this Teaching Unit to the development and command of the skills and learning outcomes of the programme(s) can be accessed at the end of this sheet, in the section entitled “Programmes/courses offering this Teaching Unit”.
Content
What is social justice?
The course gives an introduction to the ethical aspects of the construction and weakening of social cohesion and is interested in the role of religions in the debates on norms and values in different networks of interactions: at the informal level, in institutions, in the media, etc. The course will allow a better understanding of the transformations of the concept of "social justice".
The course gives an introduction to the ethical aspects of the construction and weakening of social cohesion and is interested in the role of religions in the debates on norms and values in different networks of interactions: at the informal level, in institutions, in the media, etc. The course will allow a better understanding of the transformations of the concept of "social justice".
Evaluation methods
Evaluation: Oral examination
Other information
without object
Online resources
Support: A structure of the course is offered to the students as well as articles and book chapters.
Faculty or entity
TEBI
