Prior to the nineteenth century, the Age of Reason had not only “marked the emancipation of culture from the dominance of church and Christianity,”52 but it also infected the very heart of Christian faith and corrupted the orthodox traditions once held sacred. It produced a faith devoid of emotion and afraid of feeling and immune to the working of God’s Holy Spirit. This rationalistic approach to life resulted in a very rigid and formulaic view of God; devoid of passion and compassion. The all too
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