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Thread: After studying the Reading & Study materials, compose a 500-600 word
argument that is objective, carefully-constructed, and free of emotion (and hence it
should not contain any exclamation points) in support of your opinion about ethical
relativism and Christian ethics. Formulate your argument by answering the following
questions:
1. Is Christian ethics relativistic or absolutist? Explain your answer.
2. What, if any, are the differences between ethical relativism and the
subjective aspects of Christian ethics?
For question 1, answer whether Christian ethics is relativistic or absolutist. First, you
should define relativism and absolutism. Don’t simply re-state the reading, but provide
an explanation of relativism and absolutism using your own words but also showing
that you did the reading and understand the issues. Present the strengths and
weaknesses of relativism and how these compare to absolutism. Here you should bring
into play the arguments that are discussed in the assigned reading in chapter two of our
textbook, Moral Reasoning. You should also incorporate the introduction from our
Biblical Ethics textbook. You must read these chapters carefully. Some of the arguments
for relativism presented in Moral Reasoning are eventually rejected as fallacious. The
more cogent arguments are not presented until the second half of the chapter, where
the author sides with the overwhelming majority of ethicists in concluding that ethical
relativism is false. You may also read ahead to chapters 8 and 9 in Moral Reasoning,
where the author presents a Christian ethic, and you may also consult outside sources.
Whichever side you take on the issue, please treat both sides with respect.
For question 2, explain the differences between ethical relativism and the subjective
elements in Christian ethics. In addition to the textbooks and academic sources, you are
encouraged to incorporate important biblical passages such as Romans 14-15. 3
Ethics have become a big discussion point within many social circles, political groups,
and even churches around America . These discussions circulate around the question of
whether or not we as Christians have any "leg to stand on" about hard stances on moral
issues, or if truth is relative. Ethical Relativism is essentially, the belief that each person
gets to decide for themselves what is right, and what is not. 1 Contrarily, an absolutist
view on ethics is a belief that there is one truth; one force that determines what is
universally right and wrong for everyone. Understanding these two definitions leads me
to the conclusion that Christian ethics are absolutist in nature; as right and wrong are
determined by a higher power, God, and that those morals transcend all socio-
economic barriers into all people groups of the world. For example, in the book of
Exodus, God declares that murder is wrong.2 This statement isn't morally grey, stating
that murder is only wrong sometimes. So then it naturally cannot coexist with a belief
that any person can determine for themselves what is right or wrong. What if there is a
person who
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Thread: After studying the Reading & Study materials, compose a 500-600 word
argument that is objective, carefully-constructed, and free of emotion (and hence it
should not contain any exclamation points) in support of your opinion about ethical
relativism and Christian ethics. Formulate your argument by answering the following
questions:
1. Is Christian ethics relativistic or absolutist? Explain your answer.
2. What, if any, are the differences between ethical relativism and the
subjective aspects of Christian ethics?
For question 1, answer whether Christian ethics is relativistic or absolutist. First, you
should define relativism and absolutism. Don’t simply re-state the reading, but provide
an explanation of relativism and absolutism using your own words but also showing
that you did the reading and understand the issues. Present the strengths and
weaknesses of relativism and how these compare to absolutism. Here you should bring
into play the arguments that are discussed in the assigned reading in chapter two of our
textbook, Moral Reasoning. You should also incorporate the introduction from our
Biblical Ethics textbook. You must read these chapters carefully. Some of the arguments
for relativism presented in Moral Reasoning are eventually rejected as fallacious. The
more cogent arguments are not presented until the second half of the chapter, where
the author sides with the overwhelming majority of ethicists in concluding that ethical
relativism is false. You may also read ahead to chapters 8 and 9 in Moral Reasoning,
where the author presents a Christian ethic, and you may also consult outside sources.
Whichever side you take on the issue, please treat both sides with respect.
For question 2, explain the differences between ethical relativism and the subjective
elements in Christian ethics. In addition to the textbooks and academic sources, you are
encouraged to incorporate important biblical passages such as Romans 14-15. 3
Ethics have become a big discussion point within many social circles, political groups,
and even churches around America . These discussions circulate around the question of
whether or not we as Christians have any "leg to stand on" about hard stances on moral
issues, or if truth is relative. Ethical Relativism is essentially, the belief that each person
gets to decide for themselves what is right, and what is not. 1 Contrarily, an absolutist
view on ethics is a belief that there is one truth; one force that determines what is
universally right and wrong for everyone. Understanding these two definitions leads me
to the conclusion that Christian ethics are absolutist in nature; as right and wrong are
determined by a higher power, God, and that those morals transcend all socio-
economic barriers into all people groups of the world. For example, in the book of
Exodus, God declares that murder is wrong.2 This statement isn't morally grey, stating
that murder is only wrong sometimes. So then it naturally cannot coexist with a belief
that any person can determine for themselves what is right or wrong. What if there is a
person who
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