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... gospel that has become institutionalized and ossified in our churches . It is significant that Lincoln never joined any one of the competing denominations of his day although he became somewhat more church related as he grew older ...
... gospel that has become institutionalized and ossified in our churches . It is significant that Lincoln never joined any one of the competing denominations of his day although he became somewhat more church related as he grew older ...
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... Gospel 75 ious principle cannot come to an end . For the question of the ultimate meaning of life cannot be silenced ... GOSPEL Our second concern for development in American theol- ogy is the social implications of the gospel ...
... Gospel 75 ious principle cannot come to an end . For the question of the ultimate meaning of life cannot be silenced ... GOSPEL Our second concern for development in American theol- ogy is the social implications of the gospel ...
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... gospel has been bifurcated into a supposedly personal gospel and a social gospel , with the absurd conviction that never the twain shall meet . No individual can undergo an authentic conversion to the Lord Jesus Christ in some hidden ...
... gospel has been bifurcated into a supposedly personal gospel and a social gospel , with the absurd conviction that never the twain shall meet . No individual can undergo an authentic conversion to the Lord Jesus Christ in some hidden ...
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CHAPTER 3 | 26 |
Lincoln and the Debate about Civil Religion | 41 |
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