What We Choose: Ethics for Unitarian Universalists
A Tapestry of Faith Program for AdultsAmber Beland and Manish Mishra-Marzetti Developmental Editor, Gail Forsyth-Vail
We are regularly faced with moral choices, big and small. How should we respond to a tricky family or relationship situation? What is the right thing to do when faced with a dilemma at work? What is the most ethical course for a community, state, or nation to follow, and how much am I prepared to invest in advocating for that course? How does morality or ethics enter my food and eating choices? How should morality or ethics enter my consumer decisions? How do we treat others? What must I do to follow the values of my Unitarian Universalist faith tradition?
Table of Contents
- About the Authors
- Acknowledgments
- Preface
- Introduction
- Workshop 1: The Locus of Moral Authority
- Workshop 2: Unchanging Truths
- Workshop 3: The Collective Good
- Workshop 4: Cultivating a Virtuous Character
- Workshop 5: Natural, Legal, and Human Rights
- Workshop 6: The Story of Our Lives — Narrative Ethics
- Workshop 7: Relational Ethics
- Workshop 8: Understanding Ethics from the Margins
- Workshop 9: An Ethic of Risk
- Workshop 10: Locus of Moral Authority Revisited
- List of Stories
- List of Handouts
- List of Leader Resources
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Last updated on Wednesday, February 1, 2012.
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