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The whole movement of the Christian Church may be a delusion, and then we are all in the dark, except that the darkness has been made visible by the pathetic splendour of Christianity.
— John Neville Figgis
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Source: Wikiquote: "John Neville Figgis" (Quotes, Civilisation at the Cross Roads (1912), Lecture III. Calvary or the Challenge of the Cross)
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About John Neville Figgis
John Neville Figgis (2 October 1866 – 13 April 1919) was an English historian, political philosopher, and Anglican priest and monk. He is known as the editor of much of Lord Acton's writings.
About John Neville Figgis
John Neville Figgis (2 October 1866 – 13 April 1919) was an English historian, political philosopher, and Anglican priest and monk. He is known as the editor of much of Lord Acton's writings.
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