Richard Reynolds (bishop) (1674–1743) Bishop of Lincoln
Reported in Josiah Hotchkiss Gilbert, Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895), p. 273.
Source: Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895), P. 86.
Richard Reynolds (bishop) (1674–1743) Bishop of Lincoln
Reported in Josiah Hotchkiss Gilbert, Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895), p. 273.
Sören Kierkegaard (1813–1855) Danish philosopher and theologian, founder of Existentialism
1850s, An Upbuilding Discourse December 20, 1850
“Our Lord Jesus Christ, my brethren, is our hero, a hero all the world wants.”
Gerard Manley Hopkins (1844–1889) English poet
Sermon (23 November 1879)
Letters, etc
Sydney Carter (1915–2004) British musician and poet
Green Print for Song (1974)
Context: I see Christ as the incarnation of the piper who is calling us. He dances that shape and pattern which is at the heart of our reality. By Christ I mean not only Jesus; in other times and places, other planets, there may be other Lords of the Dance. But Jesus is the one I know of first and best. I sing of the dancing pattern in the life and words of Jesus.
Whether Jesus ever leaped in Galilee to the rhythm of a pipe or drum I do not know. We are told that David danced (and as an act of worship too), so it is not impossible. The fact that many Christians have regarded dancing as a bit ungodly (in a church, at any rate) does not mean that Jesus did. The Shakers didn't...
Adrienne von Speyr (1902–1967) Swiss doctor and mystic
Source: The Passion from Within (1981), p. 147
Joseph Alleine (1634–1668) Pastor, author
Source: Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895), P. 436.
Brigham Young (1801–1877) Latter Day Saint movement leader
Journal of Discourses 13:143 (July 11, 1869)
1860s