. The Christian ethic is unique, and it is also substantive. The depth of the Christian ethic is especially powerful when compared to the reigning morality of the day, which often proves rather tenuous. For example, tolerance is the secular culture’s highest virtue, and yet it is often enforced in rather intolerant ways. It is not difficult in our culture to see how “tolerance” is often used as a concept for people get their way and look virtuous doing so. We need a more substantive understanding