"A symbol is first of all a finite reality of this world."

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“Some students cannot accept that radical openness of history, and they lapse into some form of fundamentalism or traditionalism that simply clings to theological formulas of the past.”

“The single most important factor that has undermined the notion of inspiration is the rise of an historical consciousness.”

“To describe the phenomenon is to unmask it.”

“Each book of the New Testament is in its own way a methodical interpretation of the Christian experience of revelation.”

“Revelation as a consciousness of God's Presence is available to all.”

“Theology is an ungainly discipline. Unlike many other pursuits of wisdom, even its most fundamental principles are disputed by those who practice it.”

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"We have to become aware of what glamour is and what it is not. Glamour is anything that hides the truth from our experience. Are we seeing reality? If so, there is no glamour involved. Or are we seein…"

— Benjamin Creme

Art1922–2016

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"I never was an abolitionist, not even what could be called anti-slavery, but I try to judge fairly and honestly and it became patent in my mind early in the rebellion that the North and South could ne…"

— Ulysses S. Grant

Politics1822–1885

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"My childhood, which lasted some twenty-five years, was moulded chiefly by the Suez Canal, Abbotsholme, and Balliol. Since those days I have attempted several careers, in each case escaping before the …"

— Olaf Stapledon

Literature1886–1950

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"Technology revolutionaries succeeded not because of some collectivist vision that seeks to regulate “fairness”, “neutrality”, “privacy” or “competition” through coercive state actions, or that views t…"

— Rand Paul

Politics1963

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