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Protestant Reformation
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In the wake of the Reformation, as the correct reading of scripture became a matter of increasingly high stakes, Hebrew, as well as Aramaic, Samaritan, Ethiopian, Armenian, and other languages that preserved versions of scripture and documents of the early church, became essential weapons of theological warfare.
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― Egyptian Oedipus: Athanasius Kircher and the Secrets of Antiquity
― Egyptian Oedipus: Athanasius Kircher and the Secrets of Antiquity
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But Luther did more than bring out the feeling of insignificance which already pervaded the social classes to whom he preached—he offered them a solution. By not only accepting his own insignificance but by humiliating himself to the utmost, by giving up on every vestige of individual will, by renouncing and denouncing his individual strength, the individual could hope to be acceptable to God. Luther's relationship to God was one of complete submission. In psychological terms his concept of fait
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― Escape from Freedom
― Escape from Freedom
