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Men who had hitherto only regarded gods as beings to be entreated to avert ill or bestow blessing, now learnt the nobler emotion of devout love for a divinity of supreme power and beneficence.
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John Morley
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Morley highlights a shift in human perception of divinity from fear to love.
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