“The Christian use of religion as a personal love affair both shocked me, and attracted me.”
— Lionel Blue
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During the Second World War, evacuated to
“During the Second World War, evacuated to non-Jewish households, I encountered Christianity at home and in school.”
— Lionel Blue
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My mother was a modern woman with
“My mother was a modern woman with a limited interest in religion. When the sun set and the fast of the Day of Atonement ended, she shot from the synagogue like a rocket to dance the Charleston.”
— Lionel Blue
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I feel that the Christian experience and
“I feel that the Christian experience and the Jewish one have much to give each other. If this open society continues and there is no return to political anti-Semitism, then this encounter, deeper than any theology, may happen.”
— Lionel Blue
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For some years I deserted religion in
“For some years I deserted religion in favour of Marxism. The republic of goodness seemed more attainable than the Kingdom of God.”
— Lionel Blue
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Early on I saw the repression and
“Early on I saw the repression and idolatry of Stalinism, and when it cracked, I was open to religion again.”
— Lionel Blue
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During the Second World War, evacuated to
“During the Second World War, evacuated to non-Jewish households, I encountered Christianity at home and in school.”
— Lionel Blue
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Category: home
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Praying privately in churches, I began to
“Praying privately in churches, I began to discover that heaven was my true home and also that it was here and now, woven into this life.”
— Lionel Blue
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Category: home
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I feel that the Christian experience and
“I feel that the Christian experience and the Jewish one have much to give each other. If this open society continues and there is no return to political anti-Semitism, then this encounter, deeper than any theology, may happen.”
— Lionel Blue
Author: Lionel Blue
Category: experience
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