In every age, varied voices call God’s people to step off the path of obedience.  To live faithfully, we must face big questions about tough issues with a clear understanding of how we know right from wrong and good from evil. We must ponder the path of our feet.

 

Straight Paths is a foundational course on ethics produced and delivered by medic, pastor and theologian Dr Paul Coulter (director of CCS).  It proposes a framework for decision-making and tests the theory by exploring challenging subjects.

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The course comprises five two-hour sessions, each including thought-exercises, discussion questions and space for questions.  Each session could be taught on a single evening.

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SESSION 1 - Charting the Journey: how to choose where it’s safe to tread

• A tour of schools of ethics

• Roots, shoots and fruits in biblical ethics

 

SESSION 2 - Life’s First Steps: issues at the beginning of life

• The status of the embryo

• Contraception and fertility treatments

 

SESSION 3 - Finding Your Stride: questions of identity

• On authenticity and autonomy

• Gender, sex and sexuality

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SESSION 4 - At the Crossroads: life's biggest choices

• Marriage and singleness

• Money and career

 

SESSION 5 - Life's Final Steps: issues at the end of life

• Is it ever right to end a life?

• Facing death faithfully

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Each session can also be delivered as a stand-alone seminar lasting two hours or tailored into a single one-hour seminar.

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You can enquire about hosting Paul to deliver the Straight Paths course or a seminar on any of the session themes by clicking below.

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