Reverence
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Whittaker Chambers was born in 1901 and grew up in Long Island.
The book that had the greatest impact on him was Les Miserables. It taught
him that Christianity and revolution are two seemingly irreconcilable
things. After going to Columbia University he went to England, where he
joined the Comm ....
Middle of paper
.... have been created only by
design. The implication was inexorable: Design presupposed God. In his
autobiography he urges his children to continue to look at the wonder of
life that exists within the wonder of the universe with "reverence and awe".
Chambers was led through his own reverence back to his Christian roots. He
began working with Time magazine in 1939 and rose to the level of senior
editor. Over a decade later he was brought to court on account of his past
Communist connections. ....
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