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There is no reason to make the search for friendship sound like an animal instinct. Friendship does not always come as a result of a search; it can come when we least look for it, just as it denies itself when we pursue it too earnestly and with pathetic eagerness.

Martin E. Marty

Even the cry from the depths is an affirmation: Why cry if there is no hint of hope of hearing?

Martin E. Marty

Not only do we cheat ourselves and those around us if we are only glum or always wary when it comes time to respond to divine stirrings. No, we are then also being simply unfaithful to the surrounding reality. The one who purges gloom has given occasions and reasons, in the midst of life's sadness, to be joyful.

Martin E. Marty

Martin E. Marty

Martin E. Marty

Born: February 5, 1928

Died: February 25, 2025 (aged 97)

Bio: Martin Emil Marty was an American Lutheran religious scholar who wrote extensively on Religion in the United States.

Known for:

Modern American Religion, Volume 2 (1986)
The Christian World: A Global History (2007)
Pilgrims in their own land (1984)
A short history of Christianity (1959)

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