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"At the heart of every religious act there is something that resembles gratitude, an acknowledgment that what I am and what I have has not been produced by myself, that I exist in a relationship of dependence which is not servitude but recognition."

— Brague, Rémi event 2018

From On Religion

Context: On gratitude and dependence as the constitutive structure of religious experience. From Sur la religion (Flammarion, 2018). English translation original. ⚠️ Verify against source.

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