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Rick Wilcox's avatar

Milton’s words in Areopagitica are fresh: “A man may be a heretic in the truth; and if he believes things only because his pastor says so, or the Assembly so determines, without knowing other reason, though his belief be true, yet the very truth he holds becomes his heresy.” Boom. Turn on the bright lights. Truth is never threatened by investigation.

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Holly A.J.'s avatar

Happy Epiphany Day!

I was given 'Booked' as a Christmas gift 10 years ago. I had just returned, shattered in health, from working in a difficult place and had difficult questions. I remember laying in utter physical exhaustion in my room and reading that opening chapter on Milton's Areopagiticus and the need to allow Truth to wrestle with falsehood. It was such an encouragement to keep seeking the Truth, which I did during the next two and a half years while I recovered enough strength to go back into the working world. Thank you, Karen.

By the way, I got 'The Evangelical Imagination' as a gift this year. I look forward to reading it.

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