Criticism Quote by Elton Trueblood

“We are in the monsoons and we must weather it out - the way of wisdom is, instead of pining for calmer days, to…

— Elton Trueblood

“In the Church he (Lincoln) saw people who, though they hated war as much as the editors did, saw with clarity what the moral…

— Elton Trueblood

“It is most remarkable that Lincoln, when he saw so much that was vulnerable in the leadership of the Church, did not move to…

— Elton Trueblood

“He (Lincoln) differed from fanatical moralists primarily in that he was always perplexed. No sooner did he believe he was doing God's will that…

— Elton Trueblood

“Contradiction is the perfect evidence, he (Lincoln) thought, of human fallibility.”

— Elton Trueblood

“There are many instances in history of people who allow their skepticism to cut the nerve of moral effort, and there are numerous people,…

— Elton Trueblood

“He (Lincoln) saw how intellectually and spiritually impoverished a person would be if he was limited to his own personal resources. The Bible, he…

— Elton Trueblood

“Take all of this Book upon reason that you can, and the balance on faith, and you will live and die a happier man.”

— Elton Trueblood

“From the prophets of Israel Lincoln had learned the note will idea that there can be serving people, with responsibility to the entire "family…

— Elton Trueblood

“The Biblical language was so deeply embedded in the great man's mind that it became his normal way of speaking.”

— Elton Trueblood

“He (Lincoln) recognized the delicate balance between immanence and transcendence, refusing to settle for either of these alone. His was a God who was…

— Elton Trueblood

“Always, in Lincoln's mature theology, there is paradox. There is starting this, yet there is also tenderness; there is melancholy, yet there is also…

— Elton Trueblood