Robin Montgomery Under the pandemic-driven thrust of Black Lives Matter into the social milieu, the concept of social justice has âcome of ageâ as a watchword of socio-political action. However, a coherent definition of the term is proving difficult, even among its most ardent defenders. What follows here is a tentative analysis of the concept in search of a definition. Letâs begin with the concept of sovereignty. The authors of the US Declaration of Independence and Constitution linked sovereignty, ultimate power, to the transcendent God. This action linked the founders to classical reasoning as reflected in the Bible. The sequence centers on the Holy Spirit disseminating to the Christian Convert the wisdom with which to comprehend Godâs standard of righteousness. The founders projected Godâs standard of righteousness as the reference point from which to define the scope and mechanics of justice.