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title: "23 Christian Tradition Quotes by 22 authors"
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> [“stories of the Virgin being succoured by a friendly palm tree had actually been a Christian tradition for centuries, and seem in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-holland/stories-of-the-virgin-being-succoured-by-a-friendly-palm-tree-had/)

[Tom Holland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-holland/)

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> [At the center of the Christian tradition since the first church have been a number who insist that history is not tragic,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rob-bell/at-the-center-of-the-christian-tradition-since-the-first-church-have/)

[Rob Bell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rob-bell/)

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> [As I have pointed out, it is the Christian tradition that is the most fundamental element in Western culture. It lies at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-dawson/as-i-have-pointed-out-it-is-the-christian-tradition-that-is-the-most/)

[Christopher Dawson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-dawson/)

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> [“In the Judaeo-Christian tradition all this is well known, and incorporated into the sacraments of the Roman Catholic Church as well as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-scruton/in-the-judaeo-christian-tradition-all-this-is-well-known-and/)

[Roger Scruton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-scruton/)

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> [Spiritual formation in a Christian tradition answers a specific human question: 'What kind of person am I going to be?' It is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dallas-willard/spiritual-formation-in-a-christian-tradition-answers-a-specific-human/)

[Dallas Willard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dallas-willard/)

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> [The value for me being in a mainline tradition is history and memory, which is not just Christian tradition but denominational tradition,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-brown-taylor/the-value-for-me-being-in-a-mainline-tradition-is-history-and-memory/)

[Barbara Brown Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-brown-taylor/)

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> [And so, today, if the state can no longer appeal to the old moral principles that belong to the Christian tradition, it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-dawson/and-so-today-if-the-state-can-no-longer-appeal-to-the-old-moral/)

[Christopher Dawson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-dawson/)

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> [When you look at food as an ethical issue in the Christian tradition, you don't find very much about it. You don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-singer/when-you-look-at-food-as-an-ethical-issue-in-the-christian-tradition/)

[Peter Singer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-singer/)

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> [Christianity was neither original nor unique, but that the roots of much of the Judeo/ Christian tradition lay in the prevailing Kamite…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gerald-massey/christianity-was-neither-original-nor-unique-but-that-the-roots-of/)

[Gerald Massey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gerald-massey/)

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> [“Because it is such a powerful force in the world today, the Western Judeo-Christian tradition is often accepted as the arbiter of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-l-williams/because-it-is-such-a-powerful-force-in-the-world-today-the-western/)

[Walter L. Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-l-williams/)

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> [“To the accepted Christian tradition that man must be free to follow his conscience in moral matters if his actions are to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/friedrich-a-hayek/to-the-accepted-christian-tradition-that-man-must-be-free-to-follow/)

[Friedrich A. Hayek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/friedrich-a-hayek/)

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> [“This is one of the hard-and-fast ironies of the Christian tradition: views that at one time were the majority opinion, or at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bart-d-ehrman/this-is-one-of-the-hard-and-fast-ironies-of-the-christian-tradition-2/)

[Bart D. Ehrman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bart-d-ehrman/)

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> [I see the Christian world like this: we've inherited a divided map of the truth, and each of us has a piece.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-spencer/i-see-the-christian-world-like-this-we-ve-inherited-a-divided-map-of/)

[Michael Spencer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-spencer/)

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> [“Kenda Creasy Dean observed, “The National Study of Youth and Religion reveals a theological fault line running underneath American churches: an adherence…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alvin-l-reid/kenda-creasy-dean-observed-the-national-study-of-youth-and-religion/)

[Alvin L Reid](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alvin-l-reid/)

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> [In the West nowadays, it's very common to talk about the Judeo- Christian tradition. It's a common term. The term is relatively…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernard-lewis/in-the-west-nowadays-it-s-very-common-to-talk-about-the-judeo/)

[Bernard Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernard-lewis/)

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> [The Christian tradition was passed on to me as a great rich mixture, a bouillabaisse of human imagination and wonder brewed from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-catherine-bateson/the-christian-tradition-was-passed-on-to-me-as-a-great-rich-mixture-a/)

[Mary Catherine Bateson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-catherine-bateson/)

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> [The only influence that can really upset the injustice and iniquity of men is the power that breathes in the Christian tradition,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-merton/the-only-influence-that-can-really-upset-the-injustice-and-iniquity/)

[Thomas Merton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-merton/)

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> [It is ironic that so many politicians claim to defend traditional Christian values of 'faith and family.' In fact, a radical antifamily…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephanie-coontz/it-is-ironic-that-so-many-politicians-claim-to-defend-traditional/)

[Stephanie Coontz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephanie-coontz/)

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> [Perhaps the greatest contribution that those of us who come from a Christian tradition can make is to throw out the old…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mairead-corrigan/perhaps-the-greatest-contribution-that-those-of-us-who-come-from-a/)

[Mairead Corrigan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mairead-corrigan/)

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> [I am a Christian. So, I have a deep faith. So I draw from the Christian faith...So, I'm rooted in the Christian…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/i-am-a-christian-so-i-have-a-deep-faith-so-i-draw-from-the-christian/)

[Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/)

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> [“In simple terms, according to the Christian tradition, love is a metaphysical necessity for created beings since it is only through love…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-baglio/in-simple-terms-according-to-the-christian-tradition-love-is-a/)

[Matt Baglio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-baglio/)

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> [“The requirement to obey and acknowledge God and Jesus Christ has caused the teachings of the Christian tradition to stray from morality…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-g-mcafee/the-requirement-to-obey-and-acknowledge-god-and-jesus-christ-has/)

[David G. McAfee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-g-mcafee/)

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> [Central to America's rise to global leadership is our Judeo-Christian tradition with the vision of the goodness and possibilities of every human…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitt-romney/central-to-america-s-rise-to-global-leadership-is-our-judeo-christian/)

[Mitt Romney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitt-romney/)

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