Walter Rauschenbusch (1861–1918) United States Baptist theologian
Source: Christianity and the Social Crisis (1907), Introduction, p.xv
“An awareness of our smallness may help to redeem us from the arrogance which is the besetting sin of the scientists.”
Source: Infinite in All Directions (1988), Ch. 1 : In Praise of Diversity
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