Theology is now called to listen fully to the world, even if such a listening demands a turning away from the church's witness to Christ. (Thomas J. J. Altizer)

Theology is now called to listen fully to the world, even if such a listening demands a turning away from the church's witness to Christ.

Thomas J. J. Altizer

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