History is the open Bible: we historians are not priests to expound it infallibly: our function is to teach people to read it and to reflect upon it for themselves. – George Macaulay Trevelyan

The history of Christianity, therefore, must be of concern to all who are interested in the record of man and particularly to all who seek to understand the contemporary human scene. – Kenneth Scott Latourette

The game of history is usually played by the best and the worst over the heads of the majority in the middle. – Eric Hoffer, The True Believer