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> [To enact a vision of human flourishing based on the qualities of life that Jesus modeled will invariably challenge the given structures of the social order. In this light, there is no true leadership without putting at risk one's time,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-davison-hunter/to-enact-a-vision-of-human-flourishing-based-on-the-qualities-of-life/)

[James Davison Hunter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-davison-hunter/)

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## More by James Davison Hunter

> [“pluralism today—at least in America—exists without a dominant culture,”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-davison-hunter/pluralism-today-at-least-in-america-exists-without-a-dominant-culture/)

[James Davison Hunter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-davison-hunter/)

> [“ideas are not free-floating in consciousness but are grounded in the social world in the most concrete ways.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-davison-hunter/ideas-are-not-free-floating-in-consciousness-but-are-grounded-in-the/)

[James Davison Hunter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-davison-hunter/)

> [“We want character but without unyielding conviction; we want strong morality, but without the emotional burden of guilt or shame; we want virtue but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-davison-hunter/we-want-character-but-without-unyielding-conviction-we-want-strong/)

[James Davison Hunter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-davison-hunter/)

> [“idealism ignores the way culture is generated,”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-davison-hunter/idealism-ignores-the-way-culture-is-generated/)

[James Davison Hunter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-davison-hunter/)

> [“There is little taste for 'high culture' especially in Evangelicalism, where the tendency has long been toward translation - making things accessible to the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-davison-hunter/there-is-little-taste-for-high-culture-especially-in-evangelicalism/)

[James Davison Hunter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-davison-hunter/)

> [“the character of American civilization is a bundle of contradictions,”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-davison-hunter/the-character-of-american-civilization-is-a-bundle-of-contradictions/)

[James Davison Hunter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-davison-hunter/)

> [“faithfulness works itself out in the context of complex social, political, economic, and cultural forces that prevail at a particular time and place.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-davison-hunter/faithfulness-works-itself-out-in-the-context-of-complex-social/)

[James Davison Hunter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-davison-hunter/)

> [“idealism mistakenly imputes a logic and rationality to culture”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-davison-hunter/idealism-mistakenly-imputes-a-logic-and-rationality-to-culture/)

[James Davison Hunter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-davison-hunter/)

> [The contemporary quarrel over church and state is not really about whether a wall of separation of church and state should exist or not...…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-davison-hunter/the-contemporary-quarrel-over-church-and-state-is-not-really-about/)

[James Davison Hunter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-davison-hunter/)

> [“A final irony has to do with the idea of political responsibility. Christians are urged to vote and become involved in politics as an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-davison-hunter/a-final-irony-has-to-do-with-the-idea-of-political-responsibility/)

[James Davison Hunter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-davison-hunter/)

> [“idealism misconstrues agency, implying the capacity to bring about influence where that capacity may not exist or where it may only be weak.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-davison-hunter/idealism-misconstrues-agency-implying-the-capacity-to-bring-about/)

[James Davison Hunter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-davison-hunter/)

> [“In the seeker-church movement the emphasis away from the use and explication of creedal confession is obvious, since the whole point is to focus…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-davison-hunter/in-the-seeker-church-movement-the-emphasis-away-from-the-use-and/)

[James Davison Hunter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-davison-hunter/)

> [If Christians cannot extend grace through faithful presence within the body of believers, they will not be able to extend grace to those outside.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-davison-hunter/if-christians-cannot-extend-grace-through-faithful-presence-within/)

[James Davison Hunter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-davison-hunter/)

> [“culture is as much an infrastructure as it is ideas.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-davison-hunter/culture-is-as-much-an-infrastructure-as-it-is-ideas/)

[James Davison Hunter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-davison-hunter/)

> [“What is even more striking than the negational character of this political culture is the absence of robust and constructive affirmations. Vibrant cultures make…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-davison-hunter/what-is-even-more-striking-than-the-negational-character-of-this/)

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