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Discussion Points: Social Values & Opportunities
Is There Proof that Christianity Causes Social Problems?
Is There Proof that Christianity Causes Social Problems?
Here are arguments for and against the idea that Christianity causes social and personal issues, and that, as a result, Christianity should or should not contribute to societal values and culture.
Has Secularism Caused Christian Thought to Develop?
Has Secularism Caused Christian Thought to Develop?
This debate looks at whether or not secularism has provided Christians with opportunities to develop new or different ways of acting and thinking.
For - updated Church teachings
For - updated Church teachings
- Christianity has had to develop new ways of thinking and acting over the 2,000 years of its existence.
- The Church has brought in new teachings to be more in line with societal advancements and has reasserted Church teachings and beliefs (such as the dignity and importance of women as written about in Mullieris Dignitatem).
- So you could argue that Christianity has evolved in an increasingly secular society.
For - technological advances
For - technological advances
- The Church has begun to use social media to evangelise. This is a recent advancement.
- The Pope now has a Twitter account to interact with followers and react to current global issues.
- Secularism has given Christians the opportunity to look at what makes their religion distinctive in its values and what makes Christianity stand out from secular ideologies, such as valuing the sanctity and dignity of every human life.
Against - need to resist change
Against - need to resist change
- But some Christians might argue that now, more than ever, Christians need to stand up for the truth revealed through Christ and the Bible and resist the move towards change.
- They might argue that if Christianity is side-lined, religion might be able to affect the lives of far fewer people.
1Philosophy of Religion
1.1Ancient Philosophical Influences: Plato
1.2Ancient Philosophical Influences: Aristotle
1.3Ancient Philosophical Influences: Soul, Mind, Body
1.4The Existence of God - Arguments from Observation
1.5The Existence of God - Arguments from Reason
1.6Religious Experience
1.7The Problem of Evil
1.8The Nature & Attributes of God
1.9Religious Language: Negative, Analogical, Symbolic
2Religion & Ethics
2.1Natural Law
2.2Situation Ethics
2.3Kantian Ethics
2.4Utilitarianism
2.5Euthanasia
3Developments in Christian Thought
3.1Saint Augustine's Teachings
3.2Death & the Afterlife
3.3Knowledge of God's Existence
3.4The Person of Jesus Christ
3.5Christian Moral Principles
3.6Christian Moral Action
3.7Development - Pluralism & Theology
3.8Development - Pluralism & Society
3.9Gender & Society
3.10Gender & Theology
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1Philosophy of Religion
1.1Ancient Philosophical Influences: Plato
1.2Ancient Philosophical Influences: Aristotle
1.3Ancient Philosophical Influences: Soul, Mind, Body
1.4The Existence of God - Arguments from Observation
1.5The Existence of God - Arguments from Reason
1.6Religious Experience
1.7The Problem of Evil
1.8The Nature & Attributes of God
1.9Religious Language: Negative, Analogical, Symbolic
2Religion & Ethics
2.1Natural Law
2.2Situation Ethics
2.3Kantian Ethics
2.4Utilitarianism
2.5Euthanasia
3Developments in Christian Thought
3.1Saint Augustine's Teachings
3.2Death & the Afterlife
3.3Knowledge of God's Existence
3.4The Person of Jesus Christ
3.5Christian Moral Principles
3.6Christian Moral Action
3.7Development - Pluralism & Theology
3.8Development - Pluralism & Society
3.9Gender & Society
3.10Gender & Theology
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