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To: betty boop
The creation is a continuous process; and the creativeness of man enables him to participate in his humble way in God’s creation — as the instrument through which God creates order out of formlessness, and as the creature that offers in service to God the products of the gifts it has received from God. To be God’s creature is a power and an obligation,

Sing it, sister!

166 posted on 04/03/2007 5:43:57 PM PDT by marron
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To: marron; Alamo-Girl; hosepipe; .30Carbine
Sing it, sister!

That was Voegelin doing the singing, but I'm definitely in the chorus....as are you, dear marron! These passages from Voegelin strongly evoke your beautiful essay, "On Liberty and Human Dignity," to my mind.

Maybe we should post your essay???

It's such a beautiful thing....

185 posted on 04/04/2007 6:44:52 AM PDT by betty boop ("Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind." -- A. Einstein.)
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