No Christian and, indeed, no historian could accept the epigram which defines religion as 'what a man does with his solitude.'
An obligation to feel can freeze feelings.
Our passions are not too strong, they are too weak. We are far too easily pleased.
Father! Can I box him? Please!
Obedience is the road to freedom, humility the road to pleasure, unity the road to personality.
The central Christian belief is that Christ's death has somehow put us right with God and given us a fresh start.