Law, Civil (Influence of the Church on)
- Law, Civil (Influence of the Church on)
- Law, Civil (Influence of the Church on)
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• Christianity is essentially an ethical religion; and, although its moral principles were meant directly for the elevation of the individual, still they could not fail to exercise a powerful influence on such a public institution as law, the crystallized rule of human conduct
Catholic Encyclopedia.
Kevin Knight.
2006.
Catholic encyclopedia.
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