1. Divine Command Theory
   1. Ethics are objective because God is the supreme Moral Governor
   2. Euthyro's Dilema
      1. 'Are things GOOD because God commands it, or are they GOOD and thats why God commands it'
2. The Church
   1. The Catholic church has a magisterium -> its teachings have a God given authority. The Pope is guided by the Holy Spirit
3. The Bible
   1. Old testament
      1. Contains absolute laws with little room for felxibility , over 600 laws -> most famous 10 commandments
   2. New testament
      1. Love God and love neighbour is two of the most important commandments , Beatitudes and sermon on the mount are the most famous
   3. Ethics of Saint Paul
      1. Chrisitans should be guided by the Holy Spirit, (Summed up love thy neighbour)
4. Virtue Ethics
   1. "sit" comfortably next to Natural Law. Common to see the CARDINAL VIRTUES as prudence
   2. THEOLOGICAL VIRTUES
      1. Virtue
         1. Vice
      2. Humility
         1. Pride
      3. Liberality
         1. Averarice
      4. Brotherly Love
         1. Envy
      5. Meekness
         1. Wrath
      6. Chastity
         1. Lust
      7. Temperance
         1. Gluttony
      8. Diligence
         1. Sloth
      9. They are accompanied by the 7 CAPITAL VIRTUES (7 deadly sins) (left good virtues right bad virtues)
5. Proportionalism
   1. Compromise between Situation Ethics and Natural Law. Accepts certain acts are wrong and evil but if there is a proportionate reason preform the act
6. Situation Ethics
   1. Law of LOVE. Fletcher -> we need to be prepared to abandon laws when love demands this
7. Natural law
   1. The theory than an absolute , external moral law can be discovered by using reason
8. The Holy Spirit and Their Conscience
   1. Conscience supposedly is the voice of God . Inspiration from the inner dwellings of the Holy Spirit.