One of my students came up with a sophisticated theory about how our society is fear driven. Outlined the drivers of the institutions of our society. Impressive.
But could it be otherwise? Why couldn't society be drive by Love, Truth, Justice? Isn't that what the Kingdom of God is all about? But it was Sociology class, so I mentioned Sorokin. Sorokin was the founder of the Sociology Department at Harvard, who by the end of his career in like the 1950s was studying love. Which of course made him the odd man out.
So I did a foray to find out more about Sorokin, and HalleluJah! found that there is an academic institute devoted to studying love and which promoted Sorokin among others. Guess what! Love is related to better healing, psychological health, and probably social dynamics like crime in a city too. Let's study this some more, yes?
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