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Jaroslav Pelikan was a renowned American historian and theologian, known for his research on the history of Christianity. His works covered the development of Christianity from ancient times to the modern era, with a particular focus on the Reformation and Christian theology.

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Famous Jaroslav Pelikan Quotes

“Tradition is the living faith of the dead, traditionalism is the dead faith of the living. And, I suppose I should add, it is traditionalism that gives tradition such a bad name.”

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Book:The Vindication of Tradition: The 1983 Jefferson Lecture in the Humanities

Source: The Vindication of Tradition: The 1983 Jefferson Lecture in the Humanities

“The only alternative to tradition is bad tradition”

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“Both Socrates and Jesus were outstanding teachers; both of them urged and practiced great simplicity of life; both were regarded as traitors to the religion of their community; neither of them wrote anything; both of them were executed; and both have become the subject of traditions that are difficult or impossible to harmonize.”

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Book:Jesus through the centuries: Mary through the centuries

Source: Jesus through the centuries: Mary through the centuries

“Tradition is the living faith of dead people to which we must add our chapter while we have the gift of life. Traditionalism is the dead faith of living people who fear that if anything changes, the whole enterprise will crumble.”

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“Tradition is the living faith of the dead. Traditionalism is the dead faith of the living.”

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Book:Orthodoxy & Western Culture: A Collection of Essays Honoring Jaroslav Pelikan on His Eightieth Birthday

Source: Orthodoxy & Western Culture: A Collection of Essays Honoring Jaroslav Pelikan on His Eightieth Birthday

“Tradition is the living faith of the dead; traditionalism is the dead faith of the living. Tradition lives in conversation with the past, while remembering where we are and when we are and that it is we who have to decide. Traditionalism supposes that nothing should ever be done for the first time, so all that is needed to solve any problem is to arrive at the supposedly unanimous testimony of this homogenized tradition.”

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Book:Orthodoxy & Western Culture: A Collection of Essays Honoring Jaroslav Pelikan on His Eightieth Birthday

Source: Orthodoxy & Western Culture: A Collection of Essays Honoring Jaroslav Pelikan on His Eightieth Birthday