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Religion is more like response to a friend than it is like obedience to an expert.

Austin Farrer

Religion is more like response to a friend than it is like obedience to an expert.

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About Austin Farrer

Austin Marsden Farrer (1 October 1904 – 29 December 1968) was an English Anglican philosopher, theologian, and biblical scholar. His activity in philosophy, theology, and spirituality led many to consider him one of the greatest figures of 20th-century Anglicanism. He served as Warden of Keble College, Oxford, from 1960 to 1968.