CMM3703-Christian social ethics(Portfolio 90%)

2020




Christian And Social
Ethics




PORTFOLIO
KEVIN THABISO MATSEPE




60685581 | Semester 2

, Table of contents
Question 1 ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………1
Definitions ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………1

Introduction ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………1
Social Morality ...………………………………………………………………………………………………………2
Social Ethics ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………3
Christian Social Ethics ...…………………………………………………………………………………………….3
Biblical Foundation to Christian Social Ethics …………………………………………………………..4-5

The Social Moral Problems that the people in the Biblical times had to contend with ..5
Interdisciplinary Moral Problems …………………………………………………………………………….6-7
Question 2 ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………8
Definitions ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………8
What is a Church Father and who are they? ……………………………………………………………9

Social issues that The Church Fathers addressed ……………………………………………………10-12
The Church Father’s Attitude towards Slavery ………………………………………………………12-13
Common Ownership ………………………………………………………………………………………………..13
Wealth ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….14
Question 3 ………………….…………………………………………………………………………………………..15

Definitions ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..15
Introduction .…………………………………………………………………………………………………………....15
Wealth & Private Property ………………………………………………………………………………………….16
Usury …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..16-17
Slavery ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….17-18

Conclusion ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………18-19
Question 4 ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….20
Definitions ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………...21
Introduction ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………21
Norms & Ethics ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….21
Axioms ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….22

, Sexism ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………22
Bibliography ………………………………………………………………………………………………………23