How do human beings come to understand meaning, moral responsibility, and their place within the created order? What resources does the Islamic intellectual and spiritual tradition offer for thinking about selfhood, suffering, care, responsibility, and human flourishing?
Finding Meaning & Moral Responsibility: A God-Centred Approach to Pastoral Care is a structured six-part programme exploring these questions through a God-centred framework grounded in Qurʾanic anthropology, prophetic models, and reflective practice. The programme begins with the nature of the human ‘I’ (ene) and its significance for consciousness, purpose, and moral awareness.
It then turns to the journey of Prophet Abraham as a model of existential and epistemological enquiry, before considering the human condition through the example of Prophet Adam.
From these foundations, the programme considers the prophets as models of guidance, compassion, resilience, and ethical formation. It then introduces a Six-Step God-Centred Model for ethical and spiritual development, before considering its application to suffering, care, moral injury, burnout, responsibility, and human wellbeing.
Throughout the programme, these questions are considered in relation to chaplaincy, healthcare, counselling, education, pastoral care, community leadership, family life, and civic and social engagement.
Programme Fees
The fee for this six-part programme is £75.00, covering all six lectures.