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    Who stated that "A God who is understood is no God?"

    Question #106391. Asked by zbeckabee. (Jun 16 09 11:18 PM)


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    		W. Somerset Maugham

    http://www.quotationspage.com/quote/40465.html

    Jun 16 09, 11:31 PM
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    		This statement has been attributed to several persons through the ages, e.g. Gerhard Tersteegen 1697-1769 who said "A God comprehended is no God."

    http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=70DNx6VNS74C&pg=PA25&lpg=PA25&dq=%22ein+begriffener+gott%22+tersteegen&source=bl&ots=PgS8NxhW4y&sig=Lj8bbc1KDNsKCi1T3TXJnSpLSrg&hl=en&ei=Y_U4SvDHL8G2jAeCup2oDQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4

    Jun 17 09, 7:54 AM

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