Understanding Situation Ethics in Christianity

Who created situation ethics in the 1960s?

• Karl Barth

• Joseph Fletcher

• Dietrich Bonhoeffer

• Reinhold Niebuhr

What was the overarching theme of Jesus' ethics according to Joseph Fletcher?

• Justice

• Faith

• Love

• Obedience

Which decade was defined by radical social movements aimed at overthrowing traditional ways of life?

• 1950s

• 1960s

• 1970s

• 1980s

What is the view called that people require fixed rules to follow?

• Antinomianism

• Legalism

• Situation ethics

• Relativism

What is the view called that there are no rules or laws to follow at all?

• Legalism

• Antinomianism

• Situation ethics

• Utilitarianism

What does situation ethics attempt to be a middle ground between?

• Legalism and Utilitarianism

• Antinomianism and Relativism

• Legalism and Antinomianism

• Relativism and Utilitarianism

Which approach did Joseph Fletcher reject in Christian ethics?

• Strict adherence to moral laws

• Emphasis on rituals

• Focus on community service

• Importance of prayer

What dilemma does religion face in the face of modernising forces according to the prompt?

• Whether to expand or contract

• Whether to adapt and reform or carry on unchanged

• Whether to increase or decrease rituals

• Whether to focus on youth or elders

Which of the following best describes Joseph Fletcher's approach to Christianity?

• Conservative Christianity

• Liberal Christianity

• Orthodox Christianity

• Evangelical Christianity

In which country did Joseph Fletcher develop situation ethics?

• United Kingdom

• Germany

• United States

• France