I'm inclined to phrase both in 'intellectual' terms, as to be honest it is the language where I feel most comfortable. I love ideas and their intricate complexities.
If you were to ask me to provide one reason why I was an historian, and one reason why I'm a Christian, the only answer I can give you is to paraphrase Anthony Hopkins' line from Shadowlands: I do so because I cannot do otherwise. The need to know the world, and my Father flows from me. Believe me when I say that at various times I have tried to stem both. I often contemplate life without History in it, and I would by lying if I said that doubts and disobedience did not sit beside my faith. I cannot dam either ultimately. I do not think I would be happy without History being somewhere in my life, and I cannot imagine life without Christ being there.
Just to let you know.
On that note: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bk7SX3r59sc
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