Abstract
I read both responses to my article with great appreciation and gratefulness, especially for the time and care spent and for the depth of
scholarship revealed. Of course, I read Rev. Diana T. Beach’s response with tremendous satisfaction because of her emphatic treatment of my view point. Ronald Massonari’s response, on the other hand, gave me some pause; however, after a short duration I realized that he had raised one of the most salient and central issues confronting humanity today. This issue concerns the way in which values are transmitted in a society where tradition has been challenged by technology and industrialization.