"Even the cry from the depths is an affirmation: Why cry if there is no hint of hope of hearing?"

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Martin E. Marty

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“Not only do we cheat ourselves and those around us if we are only glum or always wary when it comes time to respond to divine stirrings. No, we are then also being simply unfaithful to the surrounding reality. The one who purges gloom has given occasions and reasons, in the midst of life's sadness, to be joyful.”
Martin E. Marty
“Each conquest of distance reveals greater distance.”
Martin E. Marty
“Without peace, there is little hope for human rights”
Martin E. Marty
“..I think there is less cynicism about human rights than there was. The work we are doing is part of the overall pattern of human development, whatever the political system, whatever the country, whatever the cultural background, whatever the religion.”
Martin E. Marty
“Even the most political poem is an act of faith.”
Martin E. Marty

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