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Category: Ancient Boundries

Multipart essays on contemporary assaults on traditional social and cultural issues

3. Moving the Ancient Boundaries: Civil Authority

Posted on October 27, 2023December 1, 2024 by Dr Bob

This is a series on the erosion of moral, cultural, and ethical boundaries in modern society: Moving the Ancient Boundaries The Rebel & the Victim Do not move the ancient boundary stone   set up by your forefathers.         — Proverbs 22:28 — In prior essays, we began to examine some of the many ways which a society…

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4. Moving the Ancient Boundaries: Religious Authority

Posted on October 21, 2023December 1, 2024 by Dr Bob

This is a series on the erosion of moral, cultural, and ethical boundaries in modern society: Moving the Ancient Boundaries The Rebel & the Victim Undermining Civil Authority Do not move the ancient boundary stone set up    by your forefathers.    — Proverbs 22:28 — The Assault on Religious Authority Undermining the legitimacy of civil authority…

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2. Moving the Ancient Boundaries: Rebels & Victims

Posted on October 11, 2023November 30, 2024 by Dr Bob

This is a series on the erosion of moral, cultural, and ethical boundaries in modern society: Part 1: Moving the Ancient Boundaries Do not move the ancient boundary stone set up    by your forefathers.    — Proverbs 22:28 — The societal trend evident today — the gradual and progressive shift from spirituality and faith-based life principles,…

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1. Moving the Ancient Boundaries

Posted on October 3, 2023November 30, 2024 by Dr Bob

Do not move the ancient boundary stone set up    by your forefathers.          — Proverbs 22:28 —   Ancient wisdom: a sage injunction uttered in a time when simple shepherds and farmers parsed out land for grazing and grain, speaking to the prudence of respecting contracts, negotiated agreements with those with whom we live, to abide…

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