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Philosophy, Language and the Reform of Public Worship

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 January 2010

Martin Warner
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When I studied the Scriptures then I did not feel as I am writing about them now. They seemed to me unworthy of comparison with the grand style of Cicero (Augustine, III, 5).

As for the absurdities which used to offend me in Scripture, … I now looked for their meanings in the depth of mystery (sacramentorum) (Augustine, VI, 5).

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Royal Institute of Philosophy Supplements , Volume 18: Philosophy and Practice , September 1984 , pp. 149 - 171
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Copyright © The Royal Institute of Philosophy and the contributors 1984

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