Discerning the Signs of the Times: Sermons for Today and TomorrowC. Scribner's Sons, 1946 - 194 pagina's |
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Pagina 90
... man's present existence . A faith which claims to know too much is not merely the bearer of the pretensions of ... man , for instance , is such that he can not complete himself within himself . Love and brotherhood are the law of his ...
... man's present existence . A faith which claims to know too much is not merely the bearer of the pretensions of ... man , for instance , is such that he can not complete himself within himself . Love and brotherhood are the law of his ...
Pagina 129
... man's power is not great enough to secure his own immortality . This problem of man , so perfectly and finally sym- bolized in the fact of death , can be solved neither by proving that he has no preeminence above the beast , nor yet ...
... man's power is not great enough to secure his own immortality . This problem of man , so perfectly and finally sym- bolized in the fact of death , can be solved neither by proving that he has no preeminence above the beast , nor yet ...
Pagina 190
... Man is a creature of infinite de- sires ; and the longing for the impossible is the root of both man's greatness and ... man's longing for the shoreless expanses of the sea . " In this landlessness , " declares Melville , " alone resides ...
... Man is a creature of infinite de- sires ; and the longing for the impossible is the root of both man's greatness and ... man's longing for the shoreless expanses of the sea . " In this landlessness , " declares Melville , " alone resides ...
Inhoudsopgave
Anger and Forgiveness | 21 |
The Age Between the Ages | 39 |
The Nemesis of Nations | 57 |
Copyright | |
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achievement Agnosticism anger anxiety become biblical character Christ Christian faith city of God claim to know complete conflict conscious contradiction corruption creatures deal deny derision detachment dimension divine judgment Epictetus eternal evil expression fact fascism fear fellowmen final finiteness forgiveness forms freedom frustrations fulfillment glass darkly Greek tragedy heart heaven hope human existence human history human spirit impartiality incongruities judges justice Karl Barth knowledge laugh laughter limits majesty man's Marshal Pétain meaning ment mercy merely Messianic modern moral mystery nations Nazi ness nice system obscure partly peace of God peace of nature penumbra perfect political possible pretensions pride problem promise prompted prophets punishment recognize REINHOLD NIEBUHR religion religious repentance resolved responsibilities revelation righteous seek self-righteous sense of humour social strength to bring suffering sun go tempted thou tion tomorrow total depravity transcends ultimate uncon unity unto victorious weakness whole wrath Zeus