It is important to show people ways that we can reclaim Christianity from some of the misunderstandings of our time. — Marcus Borg Copy Share Image
The image I have sketched views Jesus differently: rather than being the exclusive revelation of God, he is one of many mediators… — Marcus Borg Copy Share Image
Religion is much more than language, but to be Christian does mean speaking Christian for most people. The language many of us… — Marcus Borg Copy Share Image
I affirm, along with many others, that the major enduring religions of the world are all valid and legitimate. I see them… — Marcus Borg Copy Share Image
Some people find the experience and practice of compassion as a spiritual discipline to be a more direct route to the transformation… — Marcus Borg Copy Share Image
Seminary also introduced me to the historical study of Jesus and Christian origins. I learned from my professors and the readings they… — Marcus Borg Copy Share Image
The titles of Jesus (son of God, messiah, light of the world, etc.) are not found in the earliest layer of tradition… — Marcus Borg Copy Share Image
“Part of the scandal of American Christianity is that statistically the U.S. is the most Christian country in the world, and yet… — Marcus Borg Copy Share Image
I let go of the notion that the Bible is a divine product. I learned that it is a human cultural product,… — Marcus Borg Copy Share Image
Some people find the experience and practice of compassion as a spiritual discipline to be a more direct route to the transformation of the… — Marcus Borg Copy Share
Religion is much more than language, but to be Christian does mean speaking Christian for most people. The language many of us use has… — Marcus Borg Copy Share
Jesus disclosed that God is compassionate. Jesus spoke of God that way: "Be compassionate, as God is compassionate." Compassion is the primary quality of… — Marcus Borg Copy Share
The titles of Jesus (son of God, messiah, light of the world, etc.) are not found in the earliest layer of tradition and are… — Marcus Borg Copy Share
God loves us already and has from our very beginning. The Christian life is not about believing or doing what we need to believe… — Marcus Borg Copy Share
Reality is permeated, indeed flooded, with divine creativity, nourishment, and care. — Marcus Borg Copy Share
People who think of God as a warrior may become warriors themselves, whether in a Christian crusade, a Muslim jihad, or an apocalyptically oriented… — Marcus Borg Copy Share
It is important to show people ways that we can reclaim Christianity from some of the misunderstandings of our time. — Marcus Borg Copy Share
'Believing' cannot tip the scales in making a historical judgement about whether something really happened. I can choose to believe that George Washington threw… — Marcus Borg Copy Share
Reading is not just about learning to recognize and pronounce words, but also about how to hear and understand them... It is wise to… — Marcus Borg Copy Share
People remember stories much better than they remember a straight list of teachings. — Marcus Borg Copy Share
I affirm, along with many others, that the major enduring religions of the world are all valid and legitimate. I see them as the… — Marcus Borg Copy Share
