Someone once described “Christian Secularism” as the assumption that t…

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Someone once described “Christian Secularism” as the assumption that there is nothing at all to life except a pilgrimage between the maternity ward and the crematorium, and that it is within that span that Christian concern must be exercised because that is all there is. ✨ Eastern Wisdom, Modern Life: Collected Talks: 1960-1969.
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