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Quotation from The Conduct of Life by Ralph Waldo Emerson

“God builds his temple in the heart on the ruins of churches and religions.”

Ralph Waldo Emerson

The Conduct of Life, VI. Worship (Project Gutenberg #39827)

Emerson's view of a religion of the heart beyond institutions; a claim Christian readers should test.

Citation: "God builds his temple in the heart on the ruins of churches and religions." — Ralph Waldo Emerson, The Conduct of Life, VI. Worship (Project Gutenberg #39827). (id emerson-conduct-of-life-q7)

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