The Dogma Is the Drama
“We are constantly assured that the churches are empty because
preachers insist too much upon doctrine — ‘dull dogma,’ as people call
it. The fact is the precise opposite. It is the neglect of dogma that
makes for dullness. The Christian faith is the most exciting drama that
ever staggered the imagination of man — and the dogma is the drama….
This is the dogma we find so dull — this terrifying drama which God is
the victim and the hero. If this is dull, then what, in Heaven’s name,
is worthy to be called exciting? The people who hanged Christ never, to
do them justice, accused Him of being a bore — on the contrary; they
thought Him too dynamic to be safe. It has been left for later
generations to muffle up that shattering personality and surround Him
with an atmosphere of tedium. We have very efficiently pared the claws
of the Lion of Judah, certifying Him ‘meek and mild,’ and recommended
Him as a fitting household pet for pale curates and pious old ladies.”
— Dorothy Sayers
— Dorothy Sayers
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