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John Morley: My conviction is that the old creeds have been, and are to be, the channel by which the Christian religion is made a…

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My conviction is that the old creeds have been, and are to be, the channel by which the Christian religion is made a reality even for many who do not hold it, and I think that when we leave them we shall leave them not for something better, but something worse.
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John Morley

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Morley reflects on the enduring significance of traditional creeds in Christianity.

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