I must say that today I see many of the same characteristics that I was just talking about — a free and open spirit of inquiry, the willingness to challenge orthodoxy and assumptions, and to chart new directions. (iveybusinessjournal.com)
But we would engage the discussion in a completely open spirit with no special pleading. (religion-online.org)
If the sessions are conducted according to good teaching techniques, if there is a free and open spirit on the part of the leader, if there is a readiness to work together and think together about important things, and above all if there is a friendly atmosphere, such persons are quite likely to be sufficiently attracted to return again and again. (religion-online.org)