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What is the most important ingredient of religious conviction? This question, whether consciously posed or not, is a fundamental one for anyone who has tried to cultivate religious faith. We admire men and women […]
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“Oh,” lamented Job, “that mine adversary had written a book.” Logic and syntax —even basic facts—which are unmistakably clear and irrefutable in manuscript form have a way of breaking down when committed to print. […]