Articles I-II: Name and Purpose

ARTICLE I

Name

The name of this organization shall be The Society of Christian Ethics.

ARTICLE II

Purpose

The purpose of the Society shall be to promote scholarly work in the field of Christian ethics and in the relation of Christian ethics to other traditions of ethics and to social, economic, political, and cultural problems; to encourage and improve the teaching of these fields in colleges, universities and theological schools; and to provide a community of discourse and debate for those engaged professionally within these general fields.