Annotation
This Theological Ethics Seminar will focus on the concept of professionalism seen against the background of helping or social professions. It will explore ethical issues inbuilt in the ambition to work “professionally”, informed particularly through the perspective of social and theological ethics, with the emphasis on the perspective of virtues. This may include spirituality connected to work and vocation in their theological or social dimensions.
The themes of the course will broadly draw from the account of virtues in professional helping (e.g. S.
Banks, M. Martin, J.
Oakley and D. Cocking) to discuss usual requirements of professionalism. These themes will be brought closer to real ethical dilemmas within professional practice and particular professional roles e.g. in organizations such as Diaconia or Caritas, or in teaching and youth work.