his father’s house, embodied every day in the father’s living presence, the younger son knew no restraint and burned out his life, resources and opportunities in carefree living. It should come as no surprise that the period of the rise and hegemony of postmodernity has also become one of unprecendented lawlessness, crime in all forms, human brutality, sexual promiscuity, and the breaking down of human, social relationships at every level. With the loss of Christian beliefs and values from the public