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I just find the evangelical church too, well, restrictive. But the School of Practical Philosophy is nonconfrontational. We believe there are many forms of Scripture. What is true is true and will never change, whether it's in the Bible or in Shakespeare. It's about oneness.

— Hugh Jackman

Sentiment: POSITIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

I think evangelicals would do better if they concentrated less on bolstering the formal authority of the Scripture - which I certainly would want to affirm - and more on displaying how biblical texts can shape lives in salutary ways, how they are fruitful texts, how they are texts one can live according to.

— Miroslav Volf

I think it goes back to the fact that the evangelical community often does not have a biblical vision of God.

— Tony Campolo

In America, evangelical churches have often been bastions of conservatism, providing support for the status quo.

— Tony Campolo

An evangelical is somebody who, first of all, has a very high view of Scripture, believes it's an infallible message from God.

— Tony Campolo

Most Evangelicals have the church to thank for the Sunday-school classes that taught us what the Bible says and paved the way for our eventual decisions to commit our lives to Christ.

— Tony Campolo

Evangelical churches are weaker than we realize because we don't teach the confessions and doctrine.

— J. I. Packer

I don't think I am evangelical in my work.

— J. K. Rowling

Although they are unfailingly gracious, evangelicals are not so good at respecting professional boundaries.

— Hanna Rosin

The world looks at preachers out of church to know what they mean in it.

— Richard Cecil

✗Opposing Perspectives

Evangelicals can't be closely identified with any particular party or person. We have to stand in the middle, to preach to all the people, right and left.

— Billy Graham