security. If we can vigorously enforce an exhaustive list of dos and don’ts (with an emphasis on external behavior), we not only can control unpredictable human beings but have God’s favor as well. . . . Legalistic authoritarianism shows itself in the confusion of the Christian principle of unity with a human insistence on unanimity. Unity is a profound, even mystical quality. It takes great effort to achieve, yet mere effort will never produce it; it is a source of great security, yet demands great