Saturday, July 11, 2015

Character......................................

Character, James Davison Hunter has written, does not require religious faith.  "But it does require a conviction of truth made sacred, abiding as an authoritative presence within consciousness and life, reinforced by habits institutionalized within a moral community.  Character, therefore, resists expedience;  it defies hasty acquisition.  This is undoubtedly why Soren Kierkegaard spoke of character as 'engraved,' deeply etched."
-David Brooks,  The Road to Character

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