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Quotation from The Varieties of Religious Experience by William James
“God has two families of children on this earth”
The Varieties of Religious Experience, Lectures IV and V: The Religion of Healthy-Mindedness
James quotes Francis Newman's division of believers into 'the once-born and the twice-born', the distinction that organises the whole book.
Citation: "God has two families of children on this earth" — William James, The Varieties of Religious Experience, Lectures IV and V: The Religion of Healthy-Mindedness. (id the-varieties-of-religious-experience-q4)
Portrait: William James by Alice M. Boughton, c. 1907, platinum print, from the National Portrait Gallery - NPG-NPG 87 37James-000001 (cropped), Alice Boughton, Public domain.
