The Christian View of Family Authority

Biblical Teachings on Family Leadership and The Fallacy of John Locke's Individualism

The concept of individualism, as defined by John Locke, has significantly influenced the adult social class. In his work, the Second Treatise of Civil Government (1689), Locke asserts that a husband has "no more power over her life than she has over his."

This idea of individualism has led to the separation of adulthood from adolescence or childhood, per…