The mission of McMurry University is to provide a Christian liberal arts education that prepares students for a fulfilling life of leadership and service. The mission statement goes on to expand upon this basic statement by delineating several ways the University Mission is to be fulfilled in specific and distinctive ways. Several aspects of McMurry s mission are related to this course. McMurry is shaped by the Christian faith. . . . Our pursuit of academic excellence is supported by our belief that truth, in a universe created by God, is nothing to fear.
Ethics entails the development of practical wisdom about doing what is morally good or right.
Therefore the study of ethics is necessarily a pursuit of truth. In this pursuit, we will explore several different Western traditions, including Christian Ethics. We will even briefly explore various major ethical traditions within Christianity itself. We will examine several basic approaches to ethics, each with insights into the moral life. You will not be evaluated on the basis of your particular beliefs.