Walter Rauschenbusch (1861–1918) United States Baptist theologian
Source: Christianizing the Social Order (1912), p. 103
“If I must choose between righteousness and peace I choose righteousness.”
America and the World War (1915)
1910s
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Context: We are told we must choose — the old or the new. In fact, we must choose both. What is a life if not a series of negotiations between the old and the new? It seems to me that one should always be seeking to talk oneself out of these stark oppositions.