The Ohio Independent Baptist, January 1958

a~ 1 • 1.,1 IE 0 1-lIO INDEPENDEN1, BAPTIST January 1958 CEDARVILLE COLLEGE (A Ba1Jtist Colleg"e of Libera l Arts ) CEDARVILLE OHIO The Social Sciences in Ceda,·vi11e College t 1 IJI1..i\~l1~}J,.\ ~l) :\( (' l)()); "' \.l J I) , "' \ .!~ .. :\l . IJitt., l)1·ofr.. or of ~ 1 0C' ial St11clie.· 11 1( ; 11 r: I{ F.J 1) t ,. t ,.\ 'l' 1() ~ .. \ 1 ~ ~ 'l' ..\ ~ 1 "\ I{ I)~ ) "()tlll~f l)Pll}) ll' ()f tt)tl cl)~ ell' ) i11 tl1e 111ill"'it (1f cl l'l1,111Q.i11g· <\(l11t·c1tio11 ,1 l }l,1tt er11 . ..\ g·e11<)rc1tio11 ,1go, t llL) 11t1111lJt\r of l1i~l1 ~el1ool g1·acl11ates i11 t)t11· J)OJ)t1l,1tio11 ,,·a ~ , Te l')" s111a ll. It ,,·a, tl1e11 l)O~. ible for a 3·01111g· 11erso11 to ~ret t ,,·o or tl11·pe ~·e,-1r: of l~ilJie trc1i11i11g· lJC~"O Jl(l tl1e J1i~l1- "c 11001 le,Te l a 11(l clo a 11 eff ecti, .. e ,,·01·k: for }oLl. 1 1 ,Ye11ty·-fi,·e )~ea r. cl~t1 les. tl1a11 011e }) r ee11t of 011r l1io-l1 ~ ·11001 0·1·aclt1ate: '" 11t 011 to t' l'." ·olle ..! :) • b11t tocla~~ t ,,·e11t3?-fi,·e 1)e l' - ee11t e11ter rol leg·e. Tl1i: 111ea11s that 011r el1111·~l1e. hcr,·e a11 e,·e1· -i11e1·e<ls– i110· 1111111l1e1' of toll ege 2'.l'clcl11ate.1 i11 ~ ' ~- tl1 ei r 111 e111 lJe1·:l1i 1). C 1 011: ec1 l1e11 t}3~. t l1er e i.: t 11 11 ee l tocla, - f 01· 1 l11·i8- • tian. i11 g r11e1·al. a11 cl ( '( 11 ri.~ tic111 ,,-o rl~eI":-, i11 IJc1 rtic:11lar, to lJe 11101·e £1111 11re1)a r ecl a(·a le111itallJ.. ,111cl ~1)irit11all.,.. tl1c111 e,.. e1· l efo1·e. • '\'\"T I-I ..-\1, .J..tRE rrIIE ·· ~<) i l ~ IJ ,· c.;IEX ' ES' ' ? Tl1e t t1cl-,.. c)f the 8ovic1l i 1 c: ie11 ·e. L i11 a 1 l1ri. t-(·e11ter .\c1 tol lcge c·a11 t·o11tril)t1te 111t1c·l1 tc),,·a1·c1 t11i . 11eeclecl p1·e1 aratio11. 'I'l1c .. 'oe ic1l ... eie11ce int l t1cle tl10. c 11 l)j ec·t. tl1c1 t a1·e eo11{'e1·11e 1 ,, .. itb tl1e i1 cli,·i(lltal a11 l l1i~ 1·cl,1tio11 l1i1) to ~oc· iet)·. :\'11111 l~e1·ecl ,1111011 ~ t l1e111 ,11·e :t1 e 1 ~111 je(·t ,1 ~\11thro1Jolo~.r}'", ~ ·oeiol(>– o·,·. F ... touo111ic·s. 1->oljtic.:ctl . 1 l'ie11te . ._ ll i tor~·. a11(l (}e<)gra1)l1)·. rl he ·t11cl.'- of uth -.,11l)jret:,., a..... 11 tJ1 r()– }Jolog,\· ,l 11cl ~oc.·ioloir}" i11 t1< ·11la1· 1111i,·er'-;itie · 1111. cle1· ap:110',tie J)rofe". or · ]1a~ cle tro,..ecl tl1e faith • of 111a11~· of 011r 13 a J)ti "t }-ou11.!. p e<)})lr. Tl1e . ci– enee <) f ...\ 11tl1 rc)1)olo~)- l1 a · bee11 c1n e <>f tl1e f orc>- 1110 t ex1>011 e11t of tl1r IJ a r,,·i11i,111 tl1eor,- <)f ~ r,·olt1tio11 . • fo ·io1<)~ i t" 11111l'-I t 11 are a 111aj01· 1Ja1·t ,,f the l lau1 f<Jr J)ro r1a– O'ati110- tl1e oocll P"' teat·l1- t°' -. r-- i 11~: of the ; · 1·elati,·it \' ~ of 111oral~. · ~--, '1 1 l1i-., f al l J)l1ilo ~OJ)l1~· ha · lrcl 111a11.' . to lJf lie,·e that tl1rrP i 110 "11c·l1 t}1i11g a a cl1- . \ i11e ta11clarcl () f 111oralit,· • a: f<>t111 il ~11 the '\\T orcl of (Joel, b11i t l1c1t etl1ical ·01 lt1ct i onl3" relati,,.r to t l1e 11artict1la r grol1p i11 ,,·l1i c·l1 t l1e i11cli,Ticl11al ha bee11 1·ec1rrcl . :\1oc1r1~11 l)Olitical . cie11ti. t. ,111cl eeo110111i ·t . 11 ,1,·(_) al,·o lJee11 i11- ~tr11111 e 11tal i11 for111111ati11a thr i leas ,,-l1iel1 arc .-lo,,.. l~.,. cl1a112.i11~: tl1e 11cl– t 11re of ot1r c·o1111)et iti,·e , f1·ee-r11- t r l'11ri. 'P ()eo11 0111ic . )'"· te111 i11to a ~c)e iali~til' ' \\ 1 t.1 lfare . tcltP. · () r~ 1(; r x t) 1-i T 11} : . • c)( 1 r 1 \. r J ~ C 1 I F" 'X C 1 E ~ Tl1p So(· iell k 1 t· ir 11ee: ct r e rathe1· 11 r ,,· a · c·las. 1·00111 cli.·e i11li11e. . l111t t o (1isc·c),·er t l1<) ir <)J·ig·i11. 011r l1c1 · to µ:<> l)c1C'k: to tl1 ~ l1<1~ i1111i11g· c)f :o ·iet~~ • • • • • • a.· 1·ero1· lec1 i11 the fir ·t f e,,.. cha1)– t er8 of < {e11e. i.·. Fo1~ exa111 ple, the1·e <.:an11ot be a co1·1"ect ,·ie,,, of ....\11throJ)olog·~.,. that ig1101·e. tl1e cI·e– atio11 of 111a11 a~ r eco1·cled i11 Ge11- e ·i. 1 :27, o Joel createcl 111a11 in II i. 0,,11 imao·e . . . mal a11cl fe- 111al ·1--eatecl H e them. ' Lilre,,i e. ,,..e fi11cl the lJegi1111ino· of ociolog·).. in e11e "i :.. :1 " ncl the Lorcl (Iocl ai i, It i 11ot o oocl that ma11 . hol1ld be alone : I will 1nake him a11 h el1 1neet fo1· him. Si11ce it ,,.. a ~·not goo cl f 01-- man to be alo11e, ,ve r ead hol\T Goel c1·eatecl E,Te , a11cl i11 o :loing, e tabli hed tl1e fi1·. t l1u1nan group. :\Ian b,... }1i "\ 1 eI'J'" natlll'e, i ociable a11d 10110'. £01· the ociet,,,. of other . .., E,Te 1-- . i11ce the time of .L clam me11 ha,Te al1'Ta},,. been fol1nd li,"ing to– getl1e1-- i11 0111e £01--111 of 0·1 .. oup life. The 01--i~ri11 of 111an aptitl1de fo1· lo,Te ca1111ot be explainecl by oci– olog}r apa1"'t f1 .. 0111 the en e i record. Tl1er e ,, ee that :rod 111et the 11 e l f 01· affection th1--ol1gh the c1·e– a tio11 of E,.. e a a compa11io11 fo1' tla111. We £i11d tl1e orio·in of t,\TO 11101·e •', ocial cie11ce in 1 en– e i.. :!:. In , , l"' e 17 we 1·ea 1 that 1 a i11 · l)t1ildecl a ·ity ancl " e l1a \"e t }1e f i1· t f Ol"lllal o·o, rel"'llme11 t ,,,l1ic: 11 i · tl1e bcl ·i of poli ti al ci– e11 te. )l11· .... 111 1·ica11 fo1·1n of go,"– er11111 11t ha a :li~·ti11 ·t Pr·ote tant l1er·itao· ,,·hich ·a1111ot be t1·e eel ,::-. i11 a ,u]ar l1ni, 1 1· it,· . "\\ itl1 the L ra1 icll3.. expa11clin~: i11fl11e11ce of • 1 atl1oliei. 111 i11 go, 1 el"'llllle11tal ci1"'- • • ~1e -· , it i. i111pe1·ati,"e tl1c1t the ft1t111· lea 1e1--. of ot11· 'l1 l11·che. ancl :rhool · l1e i11fo1·111ec1 of the cla11g·e1-- tl1at tl1i. to– talitaria11 01·ga11ization 1 1· e11t t o 0111· de1110- e 1• ati · ,,,.a,· o £ 1 ife. The fi1: t ~ · apitali. t' ' a11d tl1 e beo·i1111i11 g of i11·i,,ate e11 t e1·p1·i. e i e11 - co1111ter ecl i1 , ..er --e :22 of ·hapte1· -! . Tl1lJal-cai11 i.· Ii. t d a.· · a11 i1 tr11cto1· of e,·e1--,r a1·tifice1· i1 • l11·a.1. a11d i1·011. ' Thi. , of co111--. e, Wcl 11ot the a111e fo1·111 of Ol11~ mod– e1·11 ·apitali 111, bl1t it i ~ tl1e fi1·:t exa1nple of .. p - eializat io11 01· t h at cl i -