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"Just as water takes the shape of the container it fills, so textual meaning necessarily adapts itself to the theological worlds of those deciphering it: readers and their contexts sculpt the content they discover. (61)" — Jul 16, 2026 08:42AM
"Just as water takes the shape of the container it fills, so textual meaning necessarily adapts itself to the theological worlds of those deciphering it: readers and their contexts sculpt the content they discover. (61)" — Jul 16, 2026 08:42AM
Worship is not an optional extra for the Christian, a self-indulgent religious activity. It is the basic Christian stance, and indeed (so Christians claim) the truly human stance. ‘Worship’ derives from ‘worth-ship’: it means giving God all
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“Man's main concern is not
to gain pleasure or to avoid pain but rather
to see a meaning in his life. That is why man
is even ready to suffer, on the condition, to be
sure, that his suffering has a meaning.”
― Man's Search for Meaning
to gain pleasure or to avoid pain but rather
to see a meaning in his life. That is why man
is even ready to suffer, on the condition, to be
sure, that his suffering has a meaning.”
― Man's Search for Meaning
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