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Beyond Tragedy: Essays on the Christian Interpretation of History QUOTES

Beyond Tragedy: Essays on the Christian Interpretation of History QUOTES

1 " Religion, declares the modern man, is consciousness of our highest social values. Nothing could be further from the truth. True religion is a profound uneasiness about our highest social values. "

― Reinhold Niebuhr , Beyond Tragedy: Essays on the Christian Interpretation of History

2 " To the end of history, social orders will probably destroy themselves in an effort to prove they are indestructible. "

― Reinhold Niebuhr , Beyond Tragedy: Essays on the Christian Interpretation of History

3 " The ice is not very thick; the ocean beneath it is deep and tempestuous; and the sun above is warm and melting. "

― Reinhold Niebuhr , Beyond Tragedy: Essays on the Christian Interpretation of History