“The idea that God may be approached and understood through intellectual analysis is uniquely Christian... It is probably not an accident that modern science grew explosively in Christian Europe and left the rest of the world behind.” WorldMayIdeasChristianLeftBehindsModernGrewIntellectualUnderstoodEuropeAccidentsAnalysisModern Science Author:Freeman Dyson
“Every child was taught from his cradle that money was Mammon, the chief agent of the flesh and the devil. As he grew up it was his duty as a Christian and a gentleman to appear to despise filthy lucre, whatever his secret opinion of it might be.” ChildrenMightChristianMoneySecretOpinionTaughtDutyGrewGrew UpDevilFleshAgentsChiefsGentlemanDespiseCradleFilthy Book:Rebecca Harding Davis: Writing Cultural Autobiography Source: Rebecca Harding Davis: Writing Cultural Autobiography
“I grew up in the Midwest and had a lot of exposure to big religion. I went to church every Sunday - my mother even sang in the choir - and most families I knew where practicing Christians.” BigsChristianMotherChurchGrewGrew UpSundayExposureChoirMidwest Author:Michael McMillian