“The business of the Christian is nothing else than to be ever preparing for death”
Irenaeus (130–202) Bishop and saint
Fragment XI
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“With heartfelt conviction I say it: A sound philosophy must and can be nothing else than a propaedeutic to Christianity.”
Kneller, Karl Alois. 1911. pp. 18. Christianity and the Leaders of Modern Science https://archive.org/stream/christianitylead00kneluoft#page/18/mode/2up. London. <br class="br">Variant translation: "From the bottom of my heart I say a true philosophy can and should be nothing but a propaganda for the Christian religion." (in Western Christian Advocate, Volume 77. 1911. Methodist Church <br class="br">Original: Aus vollem Herzen rufe ich es aus: Eine richtige Philosophie darf und kann nichts anderes sein als eine Propädeutik für die christliche Religion. (As quoted in "Robert Mayer und das Energieprinzip, 1842-1942: Gedenkschrift zur 100. Wiederkehr der Entdeckung des Energieprinzips" (1942), p. 328
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