DOGMA AND RELIGION SIR,—Mr. John Rowland's hesitation to accept the
prescription, " Stronger doses of dogmatic teaching," as the right remedy for our religious or non- religious condition today has much to justify it. Modern man is utterly opposed to the " dogma or be damned " attitude of Dorothy Sayers and Co. His repugnance is due to his belief in Divine love and his disbelief in human omniscience. The dogmatic statement of Miss Dorothy Sayers which Canon Marcus Knight criticises is not only heretical nonsense for the trained theologian, but it repels those whom we should wish, for their own sakes and for that of the nation, to be adherents of the Christian faith. If Christian teachers would speak of " Christian convictions," " principles," " working hypotheses," and drop " dogmas," they would be helping " towards the conversion of England."—Yours faithfully, Ripon Hall, Oxforci H. D. A. MAJOR.
Previous page
