Elton Trueblood

(1900–1994) Theologian

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Elton Trueblood was a theologian, best known for The people called Quakers.

Quick Facts About Elton Trueblood

Born: December 12, 1900
Died: December 20, 1994
Profession: Theologian
Notable works: The people called Quakers

About Elton Trueblood

David Elton Trueblood, who was usually known as "Elton Trueblood" or "D. Elton Trueblood", was a noted 20th-century American Quaker author and theologian, former chaplain both to Harvard and Stanford universities.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Quotes by Elton Trueblood · Page 2

“It is the vocation of the Christian in every generation to out-think all opposition.”

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Christian

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“We have not advanced very far in our spiritual lives if we have not encountered the basic paradox of freedom, to the…

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Discipline

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“Lincoln matured best in sorrow.”

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Adversity

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“The profound paradox is that the great man became more confident in his approach to others, including the man of his own…

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Confidence

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“The writers in the newspapers could sounds smart because they did not have the responsibilities of decision, and they could sound bold…

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Criticism

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“(The death of his child) "was the first experience of his life, so far as we know, which drove him to look…

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Adversity

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“His (Lincoln's) patriotism was saved from idolatry by the overwhelming sense of the sovereignty of God.”

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Arrogance

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“The key to Lincoln's famous employment of humor is not that he failed to appreciate the tragic aspects of human existence, but…

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Communication

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“The question, he (Lincoln) said over and over, is not what a man's particular abilities may be, but what his rights are…

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Human rights

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