But, by itself, such a view
of community can lead to timidity and
rigidity, the community finally being cast in the role
of the preserver
of orthodoxy, whether the
orthodoxy be Marxist or Christian.
Their work in reinterpreting the dogmas
of orthodoxy and in mitigating its
rigidity will come to mind with the mere mention
of Ecelesiasticus, the Wisdom
of Solomon, and the work
of Philo.