Christian faith, as I understand it, is not primarily a matter of signing on for the proposition that … - Terry Eagleton

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You own everything that happened to you. Tell your stories. If people wanted you to write warmly about them, they should have behaved better.

Terry Eagleton

Christian faith, as I understand it, is not primarily a matter of signing on for the proposition that there exists a Supreme Being, but the kind of commitment made manifest by a human being at the end of his tether, foundering in darkness, pain, and bewilderment, who nevertheless remains faithful to the promise of a transformative love.

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