Christian Ethics
Course Description: An introduction and exploration of the basic concerns and issues involved in ethical reflection, the Biblical and theological foundations of Christian ethics, and the response of the Christian to perennial and contemporary social and moral issues, with a view to equipping the student for ethical reflection in preaching, teaching and pastoral leadership.
Instructor: Bob Flanagan, an ordained minister in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), teaches in the area of religion and culture in the Religious Studies Department at the University of Missouri – Columbia, and is pastor of the Sturgeon Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), Sturgeon, Missouri. Both of these professional roles relate closely to Dr. Flanagan’s vocation as a pastoral theologian or, in other words, as someone who thinks constructively about the Christian faith tradition primarily from the perspective of pastoral work. Bob and his wife, Mary, were raised in Kirksville, Missouri, and have lived on ten wonderfully productive acres south of Columbia for over thirty years.
Dates: June 6-7, July 11-12, and August 1-2, 2008
Times: 7:00 p.m. Friday to 5:00 p.m. Saturday
Location: Rickman Center, Jefferson City, Missouri
Cost: $350 (includes lodging & meals)
$300 Commuter (meals only)
Texts: Christian Ethics: An Essential Guide by Robin W. Lovin, Abingdon and additional text that will be given to students at the first session. Cost of the text is $15
