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William Barclay Author

  • Gender: Male
  • Citizenship: Scotland
  • Born: Dec 5, 1907
  • Died: Jan 24, 1978

William Barclay was a Scottish author, radio and television presenter, Church of Scotland minister and Professor of Divinity and Biblical Criticism at the University of Glasgow.

There are two great days in a person's life - the day we are born and the day we discover why. greatness

Religion fails if it cannot speak to men as they are. religion

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