“Social capital differs from other forms of human capital insofar as it is usually created and transmitted through cultural mechanisms like religion, tradition, or historical habit.” – Francis Fukuyama. While virtues and values…
Author: Brian Colwell
Alternative Investment Explorer
Does Faith Lead To Shared Values?
Values are synonymous with virtues, and we know from the above that faith builds social virtues amongst individuals within a group. But let’s further discuss the issues of faith and values. Dr….
Does Faith Lead To Solidarity?
Does faith lead to the social virtue of solidarity? Yes, because “obedience follows faith”, as said by Thomas Aquinas. Emile Durkheim, on the other hand, points to the value of faith for developing social…
Does Faith Lead To Liberty?
Does faith lead to the social virtue of liberty? Yes, “man, by assenting to matters of faith, is raised above his nature,” as said Thomas Aquinas. Man’s natural state is self-sovereignty – impulse, savagery,…
Does Faith Lead To Justice?
Does faith lead to the social virtue of justice? Yes, “faith is the sole foundation and prop of that justice on which all commonwealths, alliances, and associations of men whatsoever, is founded”,…
Does Faith Lead To Honesty?
Does faith lead to the social virtue of honesty? Yes, as honesty and social trust are “mutually reinforcing”, as according to Robert Putnam, faith does lead to honesty. To wit: Already determined is…
Does Faith Lead To Cooperativeness?
Does faith lead to the social virtue of cooperativeness? Yes, “it is… consistent with faith to believe, that [God] gave all human faculties that they might be cultivated and unfolded, not rooted…
Does Faith Lead To Altruism?
Does faith lead to the social virtue of altruism? Yes, faith can lead to altruism, because “The end of faith, even as of the other virtues, must be referred to the end…
Which Virtues Are Developed By Faith?
Faith, as the first of virtues and existing in the intellect, as said by Aquinas, directly develops the intellectual virtues. But, according to Bodin, faith directs man to the habits of the…
Is Faith A Virtue Or A Passion?
Why are we talking about faith today? Because faith plays a significant role in shaping both our individual and collective community and world views. Not only that, but one’s faith, expressed collectively, supports…