Quote by Terry Eagleton
The conversion of agnostic High Tories to the Anglican church is a

The conversion of agnostic High Tories to the Anglican church is always rather suspect. It seems too pat and predictable, too clearly a matter of politics rather than faith. – Terry Eagleton

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Dawkins considers that all faith is blind faith, and that Christian and Muslim children are brought up to believe unquestioningly. Not even the dim-witted clerics who knocked me about at grammar school thought that. – Terry Eagleton

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For the liberal state to accommodate a diversity of beliefs while having few positive convictions is one of the more admirable achievements of civilization. – Terry Eagleton

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The German philosopher Walter Benjamin had the curious notion that we could change the past. For most of us, the past is fixed while the future is open. – Terry Eagleton

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One of the embarrassing problems for the early nineteenth-century champions of the Christian faith was that not one of the first six Presidents of the United States was an orthodox Christian. – Mortimer Adler

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Doing films in Latin America is like an act of faith. I mean, you really have to believe in what youre doing because if not, you feel like its a waste of time because you might as well be doing something that at least pays you the rent. – Gael Garcia Bernal

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Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. Hebrews 11:1 – Bible

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But back to your question, it was a wonderful experience with the Art Ensemble, and I keep in contact and sort of follow whats going on, but it was also very important to make this step, you may say this leap of faith. – Joseph Jarman

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Many people with physical disabilities have romantic lives and good marriages to partners who see past their disabilities and recognize all of the things they can do. – Jeanne Phillips

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Travel teaches as much as books. – Youssou NDour

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