“It is from this viewpoint that he writes in this unconventional book. He makes a strong case for his contention that loyalty to Christ and to his spirit can go hand in hand with the rejection of unlikely theological dogma and creed.”

— Leslie Weatherhead

The Christian Agnostic (1965)

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English theologian 1893–1976

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