Ethical Norms in American Society: A Critique

Abstract

History in the Western world is replete with uproars over the intervention of ministers of religion in the affairs of the state. It is said by many that the Church should concern itself with the souls of men. Political matters are beyond its purview and outside its competence. For its part, the Church claims the right for the sake of its flock to intervene in political matters involving ethical principles. It is this sort of spiritual development which the Church is here trying both to preserve and advance that Solzhenitsyn had in mind when he spoke of man's task here on earth.

Citation

O'Brien, J.C. (1986), "Ethical Norms in American Society: A Critique", International Journal of Social Economics, Vol. 13 No. 10, pp. 50-63. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb014030