James Anderson

“The love of neighbor that Jesus enjoins us to practice is a reflection of God’s love for us, revealed in Christ’s self-offering. This love involves giving oneself to another, intentionally pursuing another’s good with no expectation of reciprocation.7”
― Uche Anizor, How to Read Theology: Engaging Doctrine Critically and Charitably

“Basically, the Christian community failed to be any more of an opposition to Nazism than any other institution in German society, be it the university, the courts, or the military.”
― Dean G. Stroud, Preaching in Hitler's Shadow: Sermons of Resistance in the Third Reich

“culture 1. the predominant attitudes and behavior of a group 2. lots of lip service is given to the notion of a company’s culture, as well as nurturing it, because it’s supposedly so healthy and awesome. However, it’s really just the specific and unique ways in which an organization is dysfunctional and screwed up, and a random product of all of the neuroses and insecurities of the people who work there. 3. foundation for many of the nonsensical unspoken rules regarding behavior and communication particular to an organization, department, etc., that you will know you have violated when people act really uncomfortable after you say or do something that, in real life, is totally normal. These employees may try to explain why you have just violated a sacred corporate tenet, but in most cases will stop short of doing so, as they can’t bring themselves to verbalize the lunacy they are advocating and know it makes them sound really stupid.”
― Lois Beckwith, The Dictionary of Corporate Bullshit: An A to Z Lexicon of Empty, Enraging, and Just Plain Stupid Office Talk

“authors of the papers republished here keenly understood that they were attempting something radical: the triumph of the contemplative over the chaotic, of the interests of the many over the interests of the few.”
― Alexander Hamilton, The Federalist Papers