Ethics  “Ethics, or moral philosophy, is the study of how we ought to live. It deals with our ultimate values: Fundamental Theology and Foundational Ethics Assignment, AC, ireland

Assignment One:

Ethics  “Ethics, or moral philosophy, is the study of how we ought to live. It deals with our ultimate values, and with the principles or rules that should guide us when we make crucial decisions about how we are going to live and what we are going to do.

It applies to the fundamental choices that determine who we are, and to specific situations in which we must make choices that will be important for ourselves and for others” (Singer and Singer, 2005, ix). Critically discuss with reference to an ethical theory of your choice from the list below

a. Natural Law Theory
b. Deontology
c. Utilitarianism
d. Virtue Ethics
e. Christian Ethics

Assignment Two: Fundamental Theology 

“Theology in the Christian tradition is always a critical reflection on the faith of the community, an effort to bring the faith-experience of God and God’s grace to expression, clarity, and deeper understanding. It means asking questions, probing more deeply into beliefs, trying to bring our sense for God and God’s graciousness toward us to more adequate levels of expression . . . To do theology is to stand within a faith tradition and reflect on it critically” (Rausch, 2016, 15). By critically engaging with Rausch’s definition of theology, articulate your own theology of teaching Religious Education in a Catholic Primary School.