For many decades now - and certainly during my adult life in academe - the Western intellectual world has not been convinced that theology is a pursuit that can be engaged in with intellectual honesty and integrity.
Arthur PeacockeAbout author
- Author's profession: Theologian
- Nationality: english
- Born: November 29, 1924
- Died: October 21, 2006
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