Groups Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4

Situation Ethics - Applications By the end of this lesson you will have: Been introduced to the 4 case studies which Fletcher composed to demonstrate his theory Considered how compatible these case studies would be with Natural Law Written an evaluation response of the case studies

The BIG Picture William Barclay Further Reading Applications

Odd One Out 5mins A) Fletcher/Relativist/Deontological B) Love/Happiness/Agape C) Antinomianism/Legalism/Rules D) Tillich/Fletcher/Aquinas E) Teleology/Consequentialist/Absolutist F) Existential ethics/Antinomianism/The middle path On your post it note, write the odd answer out for a, b, c, d & e and stick it on the board.

Starter – Mental Picture 5mins You have 1minuite in silence to analyse the picture in front of you as much as possible. Each picture tells a story Then, as a group you have 2mins to try and verbally recreate the picture as much as possible Can you figure out as a group what the hidden story was? If so, try and write the story in your own notes.

By the end of this lesson you will have: Learning Check By the end of this lesson you will have: Been introduced to the 4 case studies which Fletcher composed to demonstrate his theory Considered how compatible these case studies would be with Natural Law Written an evaluation response of the case studies

The 4 Case Studies – Market Place 5mins In your groups, read the case study you have been given Write a summary of the story on your a3 sheet and decide how situation ethics and natural law would approach this dilemma.

The 4 Case Studies – Market Place 15mins On your a3 sheet try and represent your case study using pictures and no more than 15 individual words Select someone who will remain at ‘base’ to explain your case study and picture to the other groups. The other members of the group must go to the other 3 tables (1 table each) and complete the case study mindmaps You have 3mins at each table, before going back to base and reciting the information back to your ‘base’ tutor Everyone in your group should check your mindmaps and learning.

The 4 case studies These case studies were drafted by Joseph Fletcher to represent how Natural Law and other legalistic approaches would not be suitable in every situation They all demonstrate examples where Christians have to put aside their usual norms or laws, to do the ‘loving’ thing Jesus, Fletcher believes, would have done the same as evidence in the Bible suggests,

By the end of this lesson you will have: Learning Check By the end of this lesson you will have: Been introduced to the 4 case studies which Fletcher composed to demonstrate his theory Considered how compatible these case studies would be with Natural Law Written an evaluation response of the case studies

Plenary – Essay Practise 15mins ‘Christians should take an absolutist approach to all decision making’. Discuss this statement with examples. Point Explain Support with evidence Link with the next paragraph

By the end of this lesson you will have: Learning Check By the end of this lesson you will have: Been introduced to the 4 case studies which Fletcher composed to demonstrate his theory Considered how compatible these case studies would be with Natural Law Written an evaluation response of the case studies

Plenary – True or False 5mins Stay standing if you think... 1) Fletcher agreed with the Hiroshima bomb attacks 2) Fletcher believed sex should always be within a loving marriage 3) Natural Law would approve of a man taking his own life as it is to help preserve the life of his family with £100,000 4) Contextual ethics believe that to love someone sometimes means sleeping with someone else