Specific Topics: Theological Ethics and Ecotheology (5cr)

Objective

After the course, a successful student is able to: - identify the different bases of thought considering principles of right and wrong actions - classify the central philosophical, theological and ethical questions of nature and environment - compare the differences and similarities of philosophical and theological ethics - explain the differences and interrelations of ethical perspectives on individual, community, and the nature- and environmental relations - explain their own ethical bases, moral stances, and actions

Content

During this course the student is familiarised with central theories and current questions of philosophical and theological ethics, as well as themes of animal, eco, and environmental theology.

Materials

Ethics: Platon, Valtio (381 s.) Aristoteles, Nikomakhoksen etiikka (267 s.) J. Sihvola(2004), Maailmankansalaisen etiikka (202 s.) J. Sihvola (2011), Maailmankansalaisen uskonto (n. 380 s.) K. Saastamoinen (1998), Eurooppalainen liberalismi (255 s.) A. Thatcher (2020) Gender and Christian Ethics.(225 s.) J. Hallamaa (2017), Yhdessä toimimisen etiikka (300 s.) (ellei suoritettu aikaisemmin) R. Saarinen (2017), Oppi luottamuksesta (207 s.) O.-P. Vainio (2017), Hyveet: Johdatus hyveajatteluun (170 s.) G. Meilaender , W. Werpehowski (Ed.), T (2007) The Oxford Handbook of theological Ethics (560 s.), valittuja lukuja sopimuksen mukaan N. Doe (Ed.),(2017) Christianity and Natural Law. An Introduction. (276 s.) W.G. Jeanrond (2010), A Theology of Love (260 s.) A. Raunio (2007), Järki, usko ja lähimmäisen hyvä (364 s.) (ellei tentitty aiemmin) W. H. Lazareth (2001)Christians in Society: Luther, the Bible and Social Ethics. (270 s.) (1990)Paavien yhteiskunnallinen opetus. Katoliset sosiaaliensyklikat Leo [XIII:sta] Johannes Paavali II:een (353 s.) C. E. Curran(1999), The Catholic Moral Tradition Today: A Synthesis (255 s.) C. E. Curran (2002), Catholic Social Teaching 1891-Present: A Historical, Theological, and Ethical Analysis (261 s.) K. Stoeckl & I. Gabriel & A. Papnikolaou (2017) Political Theologies in Orthodox Christianity: Common Challenges, Divergent Positions (310 s.) P.Hamalis (2017) Orthodox Christian Perspectives on War (360 s.) A.Brüning & E.Zweerde (2012) Orthodox Christianity and Human Rights (399 s.) Animal theology and ethics D. L. Clough (2015), On Animals I: Systematic Theology (239 s.) D. L. Clough, On Animals II: Theological Ethics (475 s.) EI löydy kirjastosta 1/2022 Ecotheology: M. Oksanen & M. Rauhala-Hayes (toim.)(1997), Ympäristöfilosofia (350 s.) S. Kyllönen & M. Oksanen (toim.)(2020), Ilmastonmuutos ja filosofia (391 s.) E. M. Conradie & H. P. Kostner (eds.)(2020), T&T Clark Handbook of Christian Theology and Climate Change (728 s.), osia sopimuksen mukaan R. A. Butkus & S. A. Kolmes (2011), Environmental Science and Theology in Dialogue (192 s.) S. Nurmi (toim.)(1999), Hurja luonto Aabrahamista Einsteiniin (240 s.) J. R. des Jardins (2001), Environmental Ethics. An Introduction to Environmental Philosophy, 2. p. (260 s.) N. Messer (2011) Respecting life: theology and Bioethics (236 s.) L. Boff (2000), Ecology & Liberation. A New Paradigm (187 s.) S. Kjellberg (2000), Urban Ecotheology (157 s.) P. Kainulainen (2019), Suuren järven syvä hengitys (337 s.) P. Kainulainen (toim.)(2007) Pyhän kosketus luonnossa. Johdatus kristilliseen ekoteologiaan (274 s.) P. Pihkala(2017)Early Ecotheology and Joseph Sittler (311 s.) P. Pihkala (2017), Päin helvettiä? Ympäristöahdistus ja toivo. (301 s.) M. S. Northcott (2007), A Moral Climate: The Ethics of Global Warming (224 s.) D. Atkinson (2008), Renewing the Face of the Earth. A Theological and Pastoral Response to Climate Change. (166 s.) C. Deane-Drummond (2008), Eco-Theology. (240 s.) N. Spencer & R. White(2007), Christianity, Climate Change and Sustainable Living. (245 s.) S. McFague (2008), A New Climate for Theology: God, the World, and Global Warming (176 s.) Paavi Franciscus, Laudato si’. (Ole ylistetty.) Yhteisen kotimme hoitamisesta. (155 s.) Or literature agreed with the teacher

Further information

Time: 4th or 5th study year Mode of study 1): Literature is examined in the lecture exam Modes of study 2) and 3) are available around the year. Offering data: Major students of systematic theology and students accepted to Diak-UEF-Cross-Institutional Studies. Campus: Joensuu Further information: Language of tuition: Finnish and English. Literature and material distributed at the lecture course may also be in English. Generic skills: Ethics, Sustainability and responsibility, Critical thinking