World Scripture
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Chapter 20

Society

  1. Family as the Cornerstone of Society
    1. 1. Healthy Families Make for a Strong Nation
    2. 2. Virtues Learned in the Family Are the Basis of Public Virtue
  2. The Moral Foundations of Society
    1. 1. The Foundation of Morality
    2. 2. The Foundation of Education
    3. 3. The Foundation of God and Religion
  3. Patriotism and Public Service
    1. 1. The Duty of Citizens to Serve Their Country
    2. 2. A Patriot’s Sacrifice for King, People and Country
    3. 3. Respect for the Governing Authorities
  4. Labor
    1. 1. All Work Is Sacred and in the Service of Heaven
    2. 2. The Virtues of Industry, Hard Work and Self-Reliance
  5. Freedom
    1. 1. The Basis for Freedom in God and God’s Creation
    2. 2. Freedom Starts by Becoming Master of Oneself in Accordance with the Moral Law
    3. 3. Freedom Requires Social Solidarity within an Orderly Social System; It Is Far Removed from Individualism
  6. Equality
    1. 1. The Basis of Equality in Descent from Common Parents, Common Humanity, and Potential for Divinity
    2. 2. Racial Equality
    3. 3. There Are No Races or Class Distinctions in Heaven
    4. 4. Living by the Standard of Equality
  7. Women’s Rights
    1. 1. The Basis of Equality between Men and Women
    2. 2. The Human Fall as the Cause of Male Domination
    3. 3. Striving for Equality of the Sexes
  8. Justice
  9. Economic Justice
    1. 1. Stealing and Misappropriating Public Property
    2. 2. Allocating a Community’s Wealth to Provide Economic Security for All
    3. 3. The Rich Should Spread Their Wealth among the People
    4. 4. The Virtues of Market Capitalism : Incentives to Honest Labor and the “Invisible Hand” that Enriches the Whole
    5. 5. Communism and Its Errors
    6. 6. Globalization and the Equalization of Capital
  10. Unity and Community
    1. 1. Unity as God’s People and God’s Family
    2. 2. Unity against a Common Enemy
    3. 3. Interdependence on the Model of the Human Body
  11. World Citizenship