Faith is not something that goes against the evidence, it goes beyond it. The evidence is saying to us, 'There is another country. There is something beyond mere reason'.

The reading of literature opens our eyes, offering us new perspectives on things that we can evaluate and adopt.

Clergy had a vested interest in retaining the old, ways, which made few demands of them as teachers, as spiritual guides, or as moral examples or agents.

We live on earth; our homeland is in heaven.

One of the best introductions to the history and ideas of Calvinism, packed with insight and wisdom.

The most radical question which anyone can be asked is not how much their possessions cost, but whether they have found something of value - that is, something that makes living worthwhile.

The English experience suggested that nobody really doubted the existence of God until theologians tried to prove it.