“Historic figures have homes to visit for posterity; the Lord of history left no home. Luminaries leave libraries and write their memoirs; He left one book, penned by ordinary people. Deliverers speak of winning through might and conquest; He spoke of a place in the heart.”

[Jesus Among Other Gods: The Absolute Claims of the Christian Message, 2000, 2002, 9780849943270, 28-29]
2000s

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Indian philosopher 1946

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