It is eerie being all but alone in Westminster Abbey. Without the tourists, there are only the dead, many of them kings and queens. They speak powerfully and put my thoughts into vivid perspective.
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WRIGHT While some who downplay Christ's divinity have imagined Jesus as a great social worker 'bein... N. T. WRIGHT Within orthodoxy, there is always a danger of faith collapsing into fear. N. T. WRIGHT The question of Heaven, the question of what happens after death, is one which a lot of people in ou... N. T. WRIGHT Of course there are people who think of 'heaven' as a kind of pie-in-the-sky dream of an aft... N. T. WRIGHT To get overprotective about particular readings of the Bible is always in danger of idolatry. N. T. WRIGHT The imminent demise of the church has been predicted since the middle of the 18th century. This is t... N. T. WRIGHT Far too many people, especially within evangelicalism, think that the individual is all that matters... N. T. WRIGHT Western Christians have imagined that, at the end of the day, God is going to throw the present spac... N. T. WRIGHT Most of the things that really matter require faith. 'How do I know that my wife loves me?' ... N. T. 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He once said to me, 'I never knew an Indian child who... N. SCOTT MOMADAY As far as I am concerned, poetry is a statement concerning the human condition, composed in verse. N. SCOTT MOMADAY I have deep roots in this Oklahoma soil. It makes me proud. N. SCOTT MOMADAY I am a member of the Kiowa Gourd Dance Society; I visit sacred places such as Devil's Tower and ... N. SCOTT MOMADAY I have a pretty good knowledge of the Indian world by virtue of living on several different reservat... N. SCOTT MOMADAY Writing is not a matter of choice. Writers have to write. It is somehow in their temperament, in the... N. SCOTT MOMADAY I am interested in the way that we look at a given landscape and take possession of it in our blood ... N. SCOTT MOMADAY Private equity helps produce strong companies, promotes innovation and spurs job growth. N. ROBERT HAMMER