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Instructor:
Michelle Oberwise Lacock
Email: mlacock54@gmail.com
Cell phone: (630) 336-2317
Course Description and Objectives:
COS 424 ETHICS introduces the biblical and theological bases for Christian behavior, emphasizing the pastoral skills needed for moral leadership in the congregation and community.
Students will be able to:
Articulate a biblical and theological basis for ethical thinking and moral behavior and distinguish major approaches to ethical reasoning.
Comprehend the relationship between their personal stories, pastoral vocation, local contexts, and responsibility as moral leaders.
Develop a Christian framework for moral reason and action and apply it to the use of power and the setting of boundaries in ministry.
Demonstrate familiarity with and make use of the Social Principles of The United Methodist Church as a resource for ethical reflection and action.
We will examine Native American ethical stance/beliefs, with a particular emphasis on ecological ethics.
Ethical way of life in light of Wesley’s three simple rules.
Text Book List:
A Primer in Christian Ethics: Christ and the Struggle to Live Well. Luke Bretherton 2023 Cambridge United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press.
Gonna Trouble the Water: Ecojustice, Water and Environmental Racism by Miguel A De La Torre 2021, Pilgrim Press.
The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz 1997 Amber-Allen Publishing.
Three Simple Rules Rueben Job 2007 Abingdon Press.
Chapters from these books will be provided:
Chapter 2 from Coming Full Circle Steven Charleston and Elaine Robinson
A Liberative Approach Miguel A De La Torre, Fortress Press 2013 (one chapters)
Professional Sexual Ethics by Pat Jung and Darryl Stephens (One chapter)
Chaplains as Partners in Medical Decision-Making: case studies in Healthcare chaplaincy by Jeanne Wirpsa and Karen Pugliese (one chapter)
Living with Grief series: Ethics: A Case Study Approach by Hospice Foundation of America (one chapter)
Supplemental Books
Professional Sexual Ethics: A Holistic Ministry Approach by Patricia Beattie Jung and Darryl W. Stephens
The Lakota Way: Stories and Lessons for Living by Joseph Marshall III
Crucial Conversations Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High, Second Edition 2nd Updated ed. Edition by Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillan, Al Switzler, Laura Roppe
Reference Books:
2020/24 The Book of Discipline of The United Methodist Church
2024 The Book of Resolutions of The United Methodist: Social Principles
First Nations Version Psalms and Proverbs: An Indigenous Bible Translation 2025
First Nations version: An Indigenous Translation of the New Testament 2021
Instructor:
Michelle Oberwise Lacock
Email: mlacock54@gmail.com
Cell phone: (630) 336-2317
Course Description and Objectives:
COS 424 ETHICS introduces the biblical and theological bases for Christian behavior, emphasizing the pastoral skills needed for moral leadership in the congregation and community.
Students will be able to:
Articulate a biblical and theological basis for ethical thinking and moral behavior and distinguish major approaches to ethical reasoning.
Comprehend the relationship between their personal stories, pastoral vocation, local contexts, and responsibility as moral leaders.
Develop a Christian framework for moral reason and action and apply it to the use of power and the setting of boundaries in ministry.
Demonstrate familiarity with and make use of the Social Principles of The United Methodist Church as a resource for ethical reflection and action.
We will examine Native American ethical stance/beliefs, with a particular emphasis on ecological ethics.
Ethical way of life in light of Wesley’s three simple rules.
Text Book List:
A Primer in Christian Ethics: Christ and the Struggle to Live Well. Luke Bretherton 2023 Cambridge United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press.
Gonna Trouble the Water: Ecojustice, Water and Environmental Racism by Miguel A De La Torre 2021, Pilgrim Press.
The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz 1997 Amber-Allen Publishing.
Three Simple Rules Rueben Job 2007 Abingdon Press.
Chapters from these books will be provided:
Chapter 2 from Coming Full Circle Steven Charleston and Elaine Robinson
A Liberative Approach Miguel A De La Torre, Fortress Press 2013 (one chapters)
Professional Sexual Ethics by Pat Jung and Darryl Stephens (One chapter)
Chaplains as Partners in Medical Decision-Making: case studies in Healthcare chaplaincy by Jeanne Wirpsa and Karen Pugliese (one chapter)
Living with Grief series: Ethics: A Case Study Approach by Hospice Foundation of America (one chapter)
Supplemental Books
Professional Sexual Ethics: A Holistic Ministry Approach by Patricia Beattie Jung and Darryl W. Stephens
The Lakota Way: Stories and Lessons for Living by Joseph Marshall III
Crucial Conversations Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High, Second Edition 2nd Updated ed. Edition by Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillan, Al Switzler, Laura Roppe
Reference Books:
2020/24 The Book of Discipline of The United Methodist Church
2024 The Book of Resolutions of The United Methodist: Social Principles
First Nations Version Psalms and Proverbs: An Indigenous Bible Translation 2025
First Nations version: An Indigenous Translation of the New Testament 2021