American Protestantism Quote by Robert Farrar Capon

“What he had to say was really rather elementary: basic Christianity such as was professed in the Bible and in the doctrines of the…

— Eric Metaxas

“Philip was on friendly terms with the little Chinaman who sat at table with him twice each day. His name was Sung. He was…

— William Somerset Maugham

“He was a natural Protestant when I met him.", Em would say. "He protested everything.”

— Jerry Pinto

“And here, though it makes an odd sound, yet it is necessary to say, that whoever professes himself a member of the Church of…

— Jonathan Swift

“He had sprung from a rigid Puritan stock, and had been brought up to think much more intently of the duties of this life…

— Henry James

“The opposition which had driven him from Northampton followed him to Stockbridge. For several years a persistent effort was made to obstruct his work,…

— Jonathan Edwards

“The Englishman's story seemed unlikely; there had to be a God. Who would have made everything otherwise?”

— Donal Ryan

Mr. Browborough, whose life had not been passed in any strict obedience to the Ten Commandments, and whose religious observances had not hitherto interfered…

— Anthony Trollope

“It was the puritan in him that couldn’t take it.”

— Ian Fleming

“...they needed someone to explain, to spin, the parts of the tale that couldn't be suppressed. Someone reputable and educated. Someone brilliant yet absolutely…

— Martha Beck

“Christ was a sort of an Englishman, and Englishmen did not, as a rule, refuse to do their jobs .”

— Ford Madox Ford

“But in every church there are people who, for reasons which seem sufficient to them, do not approve of their pastor and seek to…

— Robertson Davies