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Quote by N. T. Wright

“...we will arrange for 'religion' to become a small subdepartment of ordinary life; it will be quite safe - harmless, in fact - with church life carefully separated off from everything else in the world, whether politics, art, sex, economics, or whatever.”

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N. T. Wright

N.T. Wright, born on December 1, 1948, is a British theologian, writer, and scholar. He served as the Bishop of Durham and is one of the most influential figures in contemporary Christian theology. Wright is known for his in-depth research into the Bible and his contributions to the study of Christian history. more

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