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This nuance adds great interest to Shaw's story. Thanks!

While I sympathize with Sarah Shaw's passion, acting boldly and trusting God to handle the fallout isn't terribly practical. In quite a different historical setting, Philip II used to tell his commanders to count on God in the same way; one of them pointed out that God would "tire of working miracles for us", as the fate of the Armada proved.

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Life is short, history is long!

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Kevin,

I so appreciate the pains you take to contextualize your scholarship. Does this effort take as much time and energy as the writing itself, which is so lucid and humane?

Mike H.

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Thanks for the positive feedback, Mike. They both take time--lots of writing and reading to try to make sense of the sources. Sometimes it comes together, but often I am left with just more questions.

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Good information, thanks.

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Very interesting. Another reminder that people are complex.

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