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“Just as it is the province of science to find out what the facts of life are, to classify them and use them to verify or discredit whatever theory may have been advanced concerning them, so it is the province of a living theology to be constantly seeking from God the wit and wisdom that will interpret anew and more truly the parable of life.”

Quote by Lily Dougall

Work

Immortality: An Essay in Discovery, Co-ordinating Scientific, Psychical, and Biblical Research

This book delves into the multifaceted nature of immortality, examining theories and beliefs from various disciplines including scientific research, psychic phenomena, and biblical narratives. more

Author

Lily Dougall

Lily Dougall, a British author born in 1858 and died in 1923, is renowned for her delicate emotional descriptions and profound portrayal of female characters in her works. more

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“when Christian theology becomes traditionalism and men fail to hold and use it as they do a living language, it becomes an obstacle, not a help to religious conviction. To the greatest of the early Fathers and the great scholastics theology was a language which, like all language, had a grammar and a vocabulary from the past, but which they used to express all the knowledge and experience of their own time as well.”