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What Is the “Common Good”?

What Is the “Common Good”?
by: Andrew T. Walker

Social Ethics 101

The common good is one of the most important concepts in social ethics. Problematically, it has been understood as a predominantly Catholic concept through its use in Christian ethics. And I don’t think that has to be the case. The common good is something that Protestants absolutely should adopt and use as one of the primary horizons that we think about ethics within.So, what is the common good? There are lots of different ways to define it, but I would define the common good as the set of conditions in society, or a state of affairs in society, where all of the various constituencies and elements of society are able to thrive. To say that the common good is of extreme importance is to recognize that it’s the job of political communities and political governments to work to secure the common good, which means we would say that it’s absolutely incumbent upon governing authorities to pass laws that benefit all people equally. It also means that whenever there are laws designed to do injury or do violence to someone, that that is entirely contrary to the common good. When we had Jim Crow laws in our country’s past, those were impediments to the common good. They actually were incompatible with the common good.Read More – Go to SourceAndrew T. Walker is the author of Social Conservatism for the Common Good: A Protestant Engagement with Robert P. George.Need a prayer? Prayer RequestsPlease subscribe to our main Ministries daily scripture study – Koa Sinag MinistriesHave a Testimony of how God has changed or intervened in your life? Tell us your story! Give God Praise!Need some inspiration? Check out others Testimonies!Have you checked out our online store? We have a tonne of fascinating and colourful PDF books, toys, kids’ apparel, and much more, including complimentary PDFs for home schoolers!
Andrew T. Walker (PhD, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary) is associate professor of Christian Ethics at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and an associate dean in the School of Theology. He serves as the executive director of the Carl F. H. Henry Institute for Evangelical Engagement and as managing editor of WORLD Opinions. He is a fellow with the Ethics and Public Policy Center and the author or editor of several books on Christian ethics and public theology. He resides with his wife and three daughters in Louisville, Kentucky.
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