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... least , to miss the biblical dimension of his thought . The decisive Christian doctrines of Christ and salvation through him are found in few of our Founders . These doc- trines would be recovered in the early years of the follow- ing ...
... least , to miss the biblical dimension of his thought . The decisive Christian doctrines of Christ and salvation through him are found in few of our Founders . These doc- trines would be recovered in the early years of the follow- ing ...
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... least difference - I wish you to consider this - who the man was , -whether he was Je- sus Christ or another , -for inasmuch as ye did it unto the least of these his brethren ye did it unto him . Do you think he would have stayed here ...
... least difference - I wish you to consider this - who the man was , -whether he was Je- sus Christ or another , -for inasmuch as ye did it unto the least of these his brethren ye did it unto him . Do you think he would have stayed here ...
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... least of these my brethren , ye have done it unto me " [ Bible , Matthew 25:40 ] . On this text and others like it , the contemporary theology of liberation has found New Testament foundation . One of the greatest contributions Thoreau ...
... least of these my brethren , ye have done it unto me " [ Bible , Matthew 25:40 ] . On this text and others like it , the contemporary theology of liberation has found New Testament foundation . One of the greatest contributions Thoreau ...
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CHAPTER 3 | 26 |
Lincoln and the Debate about Civil Religion | 41 |
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