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The transformation of the social world is at its heart the transformation of personal relations. That's the key to transforming society in the larger arena.

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Dallas Willard
Age: 77 †
Born: 1935
Born: September 4
Died: 2013
Died: May 8
Non-Fiction Writer
Philosopher
Translator
Buffalo
Missouri
Dallas Albert Willard
World
Larger
Transformation
Relation
Keys
Personal
Society
Transforming
Social
Arena
Heart
Relations

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The Bible, of course, is not a theology book. It is certainly not a philosophy book. So we have to derive the meaning of terms from the context in use.
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