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Harold J. Laski: If the Church was to be at the mercy of private judgment and political expediency, the notion of a dogmatic basis would…

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If the Church was to be at the mercy of private judgment and political expediency, the notion of a dogmatic basis would have to be abandoned.
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Harold J. Laski

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Laski argues that the Church's reliance on private judgment undermines its foundational dogmas.

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