A person who has not suffered much cannot pour out blessing. Their words have no real effect yet, however unctuous they may sound.

— Carl Hilty (1833–1909), Philosoph

Topics: Suffering & the Question of God, Courage & Strength

Carl Hilty

Carl Hilty (1833–1909) war ein Schweizer Staatsrechtler, Politiker und Laientheologe, der als Professor an der Universität Bern lehrte. Bekannt wurde er durch viel gelesene Schriften wie das Werk „Glück“, in denen er christlichen Glauben mit praktischer Lebensethik verband, während er sich politisch früh für das Frauenstimmrecht einsetzte. Für Bibelleser heute bieten seine pointierten Gedanken zeitlose Impulse zu Gebet, Charakterbildung und Trost im Alltag.

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