Quote#Politics & Power
If Christianity has really come from heaven, it must renew the whole…
Quote byHenry Liddon · 1829–1890
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Sermons Preached before the University of Oxford: Second Series (1887), Sermon XIII: "The Courage of Faith" (May 25, 1877), p. 205..
English (original)
If Christianity has really come from heaven, it must renew the whole life of man; it must govern the life of nations no less than that of individuals; it must control a Christian when acting in his public and political capacity as completely as when he is engaged in the duties which belong to him as a member of a family circle.
— Henry Liddon
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