More words of wisdom from Harvey Cox

The Grass Roots Church: "A century ago our grandfathers in the faith were released from the Stifling dungeon of Scriptural literalism by the discovery and application of the principles of historical criticism to biblical texts. The result was a dynamic new view of the nature of religious truth and a method of gaining living access to truths whose antiquated garb had prevented us from encountering them. In this generation a comparable movement has begun to liberate us from our rigid and uncritical views of the form of church life. We see not only the wording of the message but the shape of the community as flexible, unfixed, and open to constant transmutation. "

Unfortunately these were written 45 years ago when hope sprang a little more eternally than it seems to do now. But hey ... we may still possess a few forgotten resources.

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