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Most religions live from a narrative that shapes their relationship with the divine other, god or the gods, and with the human other, the stranger.
-Timothy Radcliffe
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Most Religions Live From A Narrative That

Timothy Radcliffe
Most religions live from a narrative that shapes their relationship with the divine other, god or the gods, and with the human other, the stranger.
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