“Enthusiasm is a virtue rarely to be met with in seasons of calm and unruffled prosperity.”

— Thomas Chalmers

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About Thomas Chalmers

Theologian • Scottish

Thomas Chalmers was a highly influential Scottish minister, theologian, and social reformer. He served as Professor of Moral Philosophy at St. Andrews University and later as Professor of Theology at the University of...

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