I'd always thought it was gaudy, but standing there watching him beside the gold and glass shrine, I realised that his was a candlelight faith. It didn't work in the clear unforgiving light in London or Scandinavia, where even the dust in the cathedrals showed. But in the warm dimness and the shadows, what would have been tasteless at home made sense. The shrine looked like an oil painting made into real substance. So did he. England's was a reading religion, one it was difficult to understand at the bleak unimpressive first glance, one that needed books to explain itself. But his was images and images, the same as the old stages, in a place where not everyone could read and good light was expensive. . Natasha Pulley
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In this quote, the author is describing a faith that is not "normal" in that it is not based on a book or a set of rules. This faith that he is describing is a faith that can be seen in its true form only when the light from the sun is dim and the shadows are long. In this case, it is a faith that can only be seen in its true form at home. In other words, this faith must be experienced in its truest form since it will only work in a place where light is expensive and dim lights are scarce. It will only work at home, where you have time to read about the faith and have the ability to see the faith for yourself.

Source: The Bedlam Stacks

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