• Curiously, the most serious religious people, or the most concerned scholars, those who constantly read the Bible as a matter of professional or pious duty, can often manage to evade a radically involved dialogue with the book they are questioning.

    Thomas Merton: Curiously, the most serious religious people, or the most concerned scholars, 	those who constantly read the Bible as a matter of professional or pious duty, 	can often manage to evade a radically involved dialogue with the book they are 	questioning.