SocialRenaissance.pdf (145 kb)
The most important development at the end of the twentieth century is the rediscovery of the non-governmental sector of civil society, or as some call it the voluntary or social sector. If the twentieth century was about the neglect, and even the systematic destruction of civil society through statist ideologies and destructive cultural influences, the twenty-first century may represent the era of its restoration...

ReformationOfMannersEssay.pdf (145 kb)
The abolishment of the British slave trade in 1807 is widely regarded as one of the great turning points in world history. Few, however, know the remarkable details of how it came about, much less what lessons it might hold for today. The campaign to abolish the slave trade lasted from 1787 until 1807, a 19-year period during which William Wilberforce introduced the same bill to repeal the trade every year. It would take yet another 26 years, until 1833, to fully eradicate slavery from the British continent...

GoldenRuleEssay.pdf (133 kb)
Much of the world appears to be searching for a framework of moral belief uniquely relevant to our time and circumstances: one that is positive and inspiring, one that is universally acceptable and thus unifying, one which is grounded in spiritual principles but non-sectarian, and one which is general enough to be adopted not only by every sector of our own society but quite possibly by all societies in an increasingly inter-connected globe...

FathersDemocraticCitizens.pdf (126 kb)
The sociologist David Popenoe argues that the success of every society depends upon its ability to produce a large number of adults who are good citizens and who uphold high standards. The central task of a democracy, therefore, is for older generations to devote themselves to socializing infants into adults, a process which transforms self-interested private individuals into public-spirited citizens. Democracy is heavily dependent for its success upon those institutions which perform that socializing task, especially parents...

BoxxEssa.DOC (61 kb)
The term "order" in social order indicates the absence of chaos and the presence of principles of cohesion. It refers to the condition of all the parts of society working harmoniously for the good of the whole in service to the members of society. Society itself may be broadly understood as being comprised of three interrelated macro systems of organization-political, economic, and cultural-within each of which various institutions facilitate the satisfaction of the diverse material and intangible needs and desires of the members. The question of social order, then, is how social relations are most satisfactorily governed among individuals and the institutions that make up society...