lead to a situation in which leadership in many fields of public life is being given by those who are committed Christians and who are seeking to discover what Christian obedience means in these areas. Such leadership would help to convert society as a whole from an agnostic and anarchic pluralism to a committed and truth-seeking pluralism. And if the word leadership provokes the charge of “elitism,” I am—once again—not seriously alarmed. To be elite (elect) is to be chosen for a task and to be responsible
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