Essay 2
● With the agreement of your tutor, choose a specific ethical issue and, in discussion
with contemporary Christian writers on it, give an account of what a biblically faithful
response would be.

● How does a reading of the biblical drama contribute to environmental ethics?
Illustrate with reference to at least one specific issue agreed with your tutor.

● Illustrating your argument with reference to a specific military conflict, explain how
the biblical drama helps Christians understand and respond faithfully to the reality of
war.

● How does Scripture help Christians engage in society’s debates about the law on
(a) abortion or (b) assisted suicide and euthanasia or (c) same–sex marriage?

● “Although justice is central to the biblical drama, Scripture is of limited value in
showing us what it means to do justice today”. Discuss this claim with reference to
one specific ethical issue agreed with your tutor.