Article May 20, 1996 Issue

The hunger for integrity

by Kim Shippey

Integrity in business, in government, in just about any walk of life is essential for genuine progress. It implies a moral and even a spiritual approach to life. It resists a short-term solution for the one that will stand the test of time.

These days, integrity may seem to be in short supply. Finding faults even in basically good people, revealing brokenness instead of wholeness seems the rage. Stories of dishonesty, weakness, immorality, appear to attract more viewers and sell more newspapers. But is that really the whole story?

This week's "News & Commentary," which includes an interview with Stephen Carter, author of Integrity, offers a very different perspective. It reveals a growing hunger for integrity. Also, the editorial that follows this column considers some of the spiritual dimensions of integrity and wholeness.

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