More retreats from Christian asceticism by arguing that asceticism would make no sense if it did not serve a divine purpose, and no divine purpose is served by abolishing the simple and natural pleasures God has offered to human beings.
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“asceticism would make no sense if it did not serve some divine purpose and no divine purpose is served by abolishing the simple and natural pleasures which god has offered”
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