“To forgive and to be forgiven are the two points of holy magnificence and holy modesty; round these two centres the whole doctrine of largesse revolves.” TwoWholeHolyForgivingRoundsDoctrineModestyForgivenCentreMagnificenceLargesse Book:The Image of the City and Other Essays Source: The Image of the City and Other Essays
“The beginning of Christendom, is, strictly, at a point out of time. A metphysical trigonometry finds it among the spiritual Secrets, at the meeting of two heavenward lines, one drawn from Bethany along the Ascent of the Messias, the other from Jerusalem against the Descent of the Paraclete. That measurement, the measurement of eternity in operation, of the bright cloud and the rushing wind, is, in effect, theology.” TwoSpiritualLinesSecretEffectsWindEternityMeetingsCloudsTheologyOperationsMeasurementRushingJerusalemDescentAscentChristendomTrigonometry Book:The Descent of the Dove: A Short History of the Holy Spirit in the Church Source: The Descent of the Dove: A Short History of the Holy Spirit in the Church
“An hour's conversation on literature between two ardent minds with a common devotion to a neglected poet is a miraculous road to intimacy.” MindTwoLiteratureHoursCommonPoetConversationDevotionIntimacyMiraculousNeglectedArdent Book:War in Heaven Source: War in Heaven
