Introduction to Christian Ethics (TEL)

Partner Pacific School of Religion
Learning Pillar Theological Imagination
Rigor Level Medium
This course is one part of nine in the Theological Education for Leadership (TEL) Learning Path offered by PSR.  It is one quarter of the full-term course of the same name and is considered the introductory overview of the Introduction to Christian Ethics.  It  explores Christian ethics and its application to contemporary moral and social issues. Through four modules focused on: Self, Other, World, and God, students will engage with foundational texts, participate in forum discussions, and complete practical projects to apply ethical frameworks. Students will examine key thinkers, historical developments, and ethical theories in Christian thought. We will engage with fundamental ethical questions and practical challenges through readings, discussions, and writing assignments from a Christian perspective. The course aims to equip students with ethical reasoning tools and collaboratively develop approaches to constructing liberative Christian ethics.

Learning Objectives

In this TEL course, you will learn:
  1. To demonstrate critical engagement with ethics texts and religious traditions, cultures, and practices.
  2. To generate ethics knowledge that fosters effective collaboration across difference.
  3. To develop ethical Christian awareness of Self, Other, World, and God.

Course Components

Introduction to Christian Ethics

  • Christian Ethics and the Self

    87
    22 Minutes
    Assignment
    Lesson Locked

  • Christian Ethics and the Other

    88
    15 Minutes
    Assignment
    Lesson Locked

  • Christian Ethics and the World

    89
    14 Minutes
    Assignment
    Lesson Locked

  • Christian Ethics and God

    90
    11 Minutes
    Assignment
    Lesson Locked

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Introduction to Christian Ethics (TEL)

Taught by Dr. Lisa Asedillo

This course explores Christian ethics through four key modules—Self, Other, World, and God. Students will engage with foundational texts, ethical theories, and key thinkers, examining historical and contemporary challenges from a Christian perspective. Through discussions, readings, and practical projects, the course equips students with ethical reasoning tools and fosters collaborative approaches to constructing liberative Christian ethics.

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This course is part of the PSR - Theological Education for Leadership Learning Path.

Dr. Lisa Asedillo

Meet Your Instructor,
Dr. Lisa Asedillo

Dr. Lisa Asedillo (she/her/hers) is Assistant Professor of Worship and Ethics at the Pacific School of Religion. Her work brings attention to oft-overlooked sources (e.g. oral histories, popular education materials, magazines, poems, songs) and histories from the Global South for Christian ethical analysis, particularly from the Philippines and Filipinx American experience.  Her current research is on the theology of struggle and ecumenical women’s movements of the 1970s-1990s in the Philippines, mining the history of Philippine Christian resistance for “pedagogical strategies of freedom." Her work draws connections between struggles against U.S. imperialism abroad to racial justice movements in the U.S., decolonization, and queer, feminist liberation.

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