Christian Ethics: Reading Exercise 2
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Section A - Due 9-4-15
Section B - Due 9-3-15
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Exercise 1, Part 1 (Edit Answers in here)
Assignment: Kainer, Chapters 1-6
Edit your answers into this sheet. Be brief, but clear – 3-4 sentences per question will usually be
sufficient if carefully crafted.
Chapter One
1.
What is the simple question explored throughout this chapter?
2.
How does Kainer tie this question to Lucifer's rebellion in Heaven?
3.
What moral significance does Lucifer's rebellion have for us?
Chapter Two
4.
What does Kainer assert is the proper source (or ground) of moral knowledge?
5.
For Kainer, what is the key difference between Christian and secular ethics?
6.
For Kainer, what role does reason play in ethics and morality?
Chapter 3
1.
For Kainer, what is the relationship between morality and behavior?
2.
For Kainer, what does God's creatorship have to do with morality and ethics?
3.
In this chapter, how is sin defined, and how does it impact our view of morality?
(More on p. 2.)
Chapter Four
1.
Summarize the core thrust of the chapter in one sentence.
2.
For Kainer, how does the theory of evolution affect ethics and morality?
3.
Make a two-column list contrasting the ethical concepts Kainer derives from evolution
with those of ethical theism. Is this contrast persuasive? Why or why not?
Chapter Five
1.
Summarize the core thrust of the chapter in one sentence.
2.
Why is the law of God so important to our moral life?
Chapter Six
3.
What two uses of God's law does Kainer set forth?
4.
What do you find morally significant about Kainer's distinction between the roles of the
law?