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opportunity to work on this paper throughout the quarter, integrating what you are learningabout the interpretive, normative, practical, and fundamental tasks of Christian ethics withyour own real life work in your case study.a. Interpretive Task—Due April 23: Write up the situation on which you are reflecting,one in which are involved, describing the situation as well as the background and any eventsleading up to it, naming the significant persons (or groups) involved, and any other pertinentfacts. Identify the moral dimensions of the situation such as trigger events; conflictingmoral claims and obligations; harms and goods at stake; moral perceptions; conflicts overChristian identity, character and calling; etc. (4-6 pages)b. Normative and Practical Tasks—Due May 21: You are functioning as “moral guide”(Miles) and prophetic leader (King) in this case study. Describe the ethical resourcesavailable to you in understanding and responding to the situation from a biblical andtheological standpoint. Pay particular attention to the focal images, frameworks andconsiderations you glean from the course readings. Also include any resources in yourcongregational, denominational, or wider Christian tradition for engaging and facing similarsituations. Please submit this section of your paper with the first part (Interpretive Task) asyou continue to revise and edit. (4-6 pages)c. Fundamental Task—Due June 4: If you are writing about a past experience, analyzeand evaluate your response to the situation. What did you learn from the experience? Whatmight you do differently if you face a similar decision in the future? Or, if you are writingabout a present challenge, make an action plan for what you plan to do and what you expector hope to happen. In either case, pay specific attention to Christian practices that areimportant in resolving the situation or in developing virtues of Christian character, and howyou see your role as moral guide (Miles, The Pastor as Moral Guide). What practices werehelpful (or could have been helpful)? How might the congregation (or other Christian body)implement practices that would be helpful to others in similar situations in the future? (2-3pages)Along with the final section of your paper, you will submit a revision of the entire FinalIntegration Assignment, in a typed 10-15 pages double spaced with one inch marginsfollowing the most recent edition of Kate Turabian’s A Manual for Writers.5. Important Reminders: The abilities to organize workloads and schedules, to meetdeadlines and fulfill commitments are important competencies and expectations forChristian leadership and ministry. Therefore, please keep in mind the following:It is expected and assumed that you will turn in assignments on the due dates listedin the syllabus. There is a 2-point deduction for each day an assignment is late.Assignments submitted more than one week late will not be accepted for earningcredit.There will be no extensions or incompletes granted except in extenuatingcircumstances (such as a death in the family).5