A worksheet on John Robinson's key ideas on situation ethics, including what they are, how they work, and why they're important.
John Robinson (1919-1983) was a British priest and theologian who shot to prominence in the second half of the twentieth century after the publication of his sensational book, Honest to God, in 1963. In 1942, he received a first-class BA in theology from the University of Cambridge, followed by a MA and a PhD. His most senior clerical appointment was as Bishop of Woolwich, a post he accepted in 1959 and from which he wrote Honest to God. In 1969, he became a Fellow and Dean of Trinity College, Cambridge. Make a note about who he was and what he did.
John Robinson introduced three key ideas about situation ethics in his book, Honest to God. Make a note about these three key ideas.
John Robinson's key ideas on situation ethics are primarily concerned with the nature of God and Jesus, which he redefined in the opening chapters of Honest to God. This led to the idea that ethical decision-making should be guided by love on a case-by-case, context-specific basis. Explain how each of John Robinson's key ideas works.
God is the ultimate reality found in personal relationships: love
Jesus is the man for others who perfectly embodies love.
The key ideas of John Robinson are important for three reasons in particular (although there are several others). Make a note about why his key ideas are important.
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