Fletcher’s 10 principles Learning objective: To understand how Fletcher used the bible to support his theory To know Fletcher’s 10 key principles for situation ethics Key Words

Legalism is… Antinomianism is… Situation ethics is…

The Law of Love Fletcher used New Testament dialogues between Jesus and the Pharisees as an illustration of old versus new morality. Pharisees = old morality (legalistic) Jesus = new morality

Jesus and the new morality Situation ethics as the only ethic for ‘man come of age’. What does this mean? Freedom and responsibility of the individual to act. Authority and legal systems (the inflexibility of rules) was being called into question. Discuss… Did Jesus condone the breaking of the law? Complete ‘Situation Ethics and Christian Ethics’ worksheet.

Green book 167-168, Bowie p.102-4 Blue book 177-180 Research either the four propositions or the six fundamental principles (one side of the sheet). Green book 167-168, Bowie p.102-4 Blue book 177-180 The Four Presuppositions of Situation Ethics The six fundamental principles

Teach what you have learnt Link up with someone who has looked at the other list. Take it in turns to explain what you have learnt so that they understand Use their notes, along with their explanation, to complete the other grid for yourself Everyone should finish with notes on all ten principles

Learning Styles Which type of learner are you?

V isual A uditory K inesthetic

Let’s have a look at that! Show Me! Visual learners Let’s have a look at that! Learn best from information they see or read. Examples: illustrations, pictures, diagrams, demonstrations, displays, handouts, films and flip-charts. Able to perform a new task after reading the instructions or watching others doing the task first. Work by reading lists and written directions.

Auditory learners Tell me! Let’s talk it over! Prefer to learn by listening and often mentally recall the words they have heard. Absorb spoken and heard material easily and like being involved in aural questioning rather than reading materials. Prefer listening to lectures, stories and songs, Enjoy variations in rhythm, pitch and voice inflection. Prefer discussing and communicating with other classmates.

Kinesthetic learners Let me try! How do you feel? Acquire their knowledge best by doing and moving. Love moving around frequently and building things with their hands. Able to perform a new task best by going ahead and trying it out, learning as they go. Prefer experiments and hands-on experience.

TASK Your task is to memorise the 10 principles. Choose your learning style and organise yourselves into 3 groups, one for each style.

TASK Visual – draw a scene on A3 paper where each feature relates to one principle Auditory – write a song/rhyming poem the takes you through the 10 principles Kinaesthetic –use your body to link the principles to different parts or movements, e.g. pragmatism = hands, relativism = weighing up movement etc.

Plenary Demonstrate your method to the rest of the group How effective was the ‘revision’ technique that your group used? Would you have preferred to have used another method?

Homework Read the extract from ‘Briefly: Fletcher’s situation ethics’ by David Mills Daniel P.1-30