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Mr Bulstrode, bending and looking intently, found the form which Lydgate had given to his agreement not quite suited to his comprehension. Under such circumstances a judicious man changes the topic and enters on ground where his own gifts may be more useful.
Rosemary Ashton • Middlemarch
James K. A. Smith is fast becoming a major voice in the world of postmodern theology. One of his major strengths is his ability to show that theology matters inside and outside the world of scholarship.
Neal DeRoo • The Logic of Incarnation: James K. A. Smith's Critique of Postmodern Religion
Rawls accepted the possibility of thickly constituted, morally encumbered selves. But he insisted that such loyalties and attachments should have no bearing on our identity as citizens. In debating justice and rights, we should set aside our personal moral and religious convictions and argue from the standpoint of a “political conception of the per
... See moreMichael J. Sandel • Justice: What's the Right Thing to Do?
Sometimes, as his published letters indicate, he would focus for a time on a particular book of the Bible such as Romans or the Psalms.
C. S. Lewis • The C. S. Lewis Bible: For Reading, Reflection, and Inspiration
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Gary Gutting • What Philosophy Can Do
He for his own part knew that if his personal prospects simply had been concerned, he would not have cared a rotten nut for the banker’s friendship or enmity. What he really cared for was a medium for his work, a vehicle for his ideas; and after all, was he not bound to prefer the object of getting a good hospital, where he could demonstrate the sp
... See moreRosemary Ashton • Middlemarch
The attempt to set up requirements for rationality that rule out belief in God are very likely to also rule out beliefs even the objector wants to retain.
Brian K. Morley • Mapping Apologetics: Comparing Contemporary Approaches
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