“Baldwin had never grasped the concept of atonement. His view of Matthew’s faith was purely transactional – you went to church, confessed, and walked out a clean man. But salvation was more complicated. Philippe had come to understand that in the end, although he had long found Matthew’s constant search for forgiveness irritating and irrational.”

“Baldwin had never grasped the concept of atonement. His view of Matthew’s faith was purely transactional – you went to church, confessed, and walked out a clean man. But salvation was more complicated. Philippe had come to understand that in the end, although he had long found Matthew’s constant search for forgiveness irritating and irrational.”

— Deborah Harkness