The First Society

The Sacrament of Matrimony and the Restoration of the Social Order

By: Scott Hahn

Narrated by: Scott Hahn

Everyone seems to agree that Western civilization is in trouble. The problem is that no one agrees on what has gone wrong or what to do about it. Some think we have too much government, some not enough; some think we have too much capitalism, some not enough; some think we have too much sexual freedom, some not enough.

But what if the problem is much more fundamental? What if the problem goes to the very foundations of who we are as human beings in relationship with God?

In The First Society: The Sacrament of Matrimony and the Restoration of the Social Order, Scott Hahn makes the startling claim that our society's ills and its cures are rooted in whether we reject or accept the divine graces made available through the sacrament of holy matrimony.

Man, he argues, is social in his very nature. We were created for community. As it was in the beginning, so it remains today. The family, formed through the sacrament of matrimony, is the most basic building block of every society - whether we like it or not. We've corrupted marriage, and so we have a corrupt society. If we get marriage right, our society, through God's grace, will flourish.

This is so because matrimony, like all the sacraments, heals and elevates human nature. Without marriage, our ambitions toward a just social order will remain forever foolhardy. With it, the seemingly impossible, a truly peaceful and humane civilization, becomes possible.

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Very educational

This is very educational on how society is and should be. I learned so much I had not understood before.

Marriage

This should be required reading for any married couple or couple discerning marriage. Dr. Hahn did not disappoint!

A manifesto

An excellent, clear summation of Catholic thought regarding the relationship between the Church and the world, nature and grace. Charitable yet uncompromising and incisive—Caesar’s worst fears all in one author

must read!!!

perfect encouter of Catholic Sacramental theology and Catholic Social Doctrine!
Scott Hahn at his best!
a must read in these turbilent political and secular times.

MUST READ

A necessity for our time, to alter our culture and save our futures. Please read it and do the world a favor.