A time of cultural transition is a good time to engage in an evaluation of the moral and social values operative in various facets of church programs. (religion-online.org)
During the last twenty - five years, church leaders have experienced the impact of a major cultural transition on the life of congregations. (religion-online.org)
They were, in fact, only a phase in a longer cultural transition in which the stated ideals and moral codes of the Victorian era were gradually being discarded. (religion-online.org)