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The victory of the Church over the power which was embodied in the Roman imperial system was not won by seizing the levers of power: it was won when the victims knelt down in the Colosseum and prayed in the name of Jesus for the Emperor.

Lesslie Newbigin

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Lesslie Newbigin
Age: 88 †
Born: 1909
Born: December 8
Died: 1998
Died: January 30
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