Course curriculum

  • 1

    Introduction to Family & Sex Module

    • Opening reflections: Family & Sex module

  • 2

    Unit 1 - Marriage

    • Introduction to Unit 1

    • Bible study for Unit 1

    • What is marriage? (Video 1)

    • The meaning of marriage (Video 2)

    • Why marriage is (and isn’t) the point (Short article 1)

    • Pope Francis & Amoris Laetitia (Short arrticle 2)

    • Video introduction to long essay (Unit 1)

    • Marriage: a gift from God (Long essay)

  • 3

    Unit 2 - Family

    • Introduction to Unit 2

    • Bible study for Unit 2

    • What does family mean to you? (Video 1)

    • Extended family and care-giving (Video 2)

    • Archbishop Justin Welby and his broken family (Short article 1)

    • Time poverty is destroying family life (Short article 2)

    • Video introduction to long essays (Unit 2)

    • Thinking Biblically About... Family (Long essay 1)

    • Biblical Building Blocks for Strong Families (Long essay 2)

  • 4

    Unit 3 - Sexual ethics I

    • Introduction to Unit 3

    • Bible study for Unit 3

    • The joy of sex (Video 1)

    • Sex: consensual and free (Video 2)

    • Living together vs marriage (Short article 1)

    • A biblical theology of sex (Short article 2)

    • Video introduction to long essays (Unit 3)

    • Free Sex: Who Pays? (Long essay 1)

    • The Community Context of Biblical Sexual Ethics (Long essay 2)

  • 5

    Unit 4 - Sexual ethics II

    • Introduction to Unit 4

    • Bible study for Unit 4

    • Same-sex marriage debate divides family (Video 1)

    • Caitlyn Jenner's interview with Piers Morgan (Video 2)

    • Gay marriage would undermine a sacred institution (Short article 1)

    • 'I prayed to God to make me a girl' (Short article 2)

    • Video introduction to long essays (Unit 4)

    • Redefining Marriage: The Case for Caution (Long essay 1)

    • Gender: Where Next? (Long essay 2)

  • 6

    Conclusion to Family & Sex Module

    • Summary video for Family & Sex module

    • End of module reflection questions

    • Recomended further reading