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legalism strict adherence to the law, esp the stressing of the letter of the law rather than its spirit How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Niebuhr hoped that Christianity could aid in the quest for political justice by setting "all propositions of justice under the law of love, [thereby] resolving the fruitless debate between relativists and legalists and [by] creating the freedom and maneuverability necessary to achieve a tolerable accord among men and nations. Throughout the Gospels we are encountered by the indirection and metaphorical character of Jesus' preaching and teaching, which, together with his humorous and ironic creativity, drove the legalists and literalists of his day crazy. For our hypersensitive secular society, we too have become legalists who feel that to sue is human and to forgive is a crime. |
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