If people can see Earth from up here, see it without those borders, see it without any differences in race or religion,… — Anousheh Ansari Copy Share Image
I could not believe that anyone who has read this book would be so foolish as to proclaim that the Bible in… — John Shelby Spong Copy Share Image
that's exactly what climbing is to me. ... Expression. What a painter does on a canvas, what a writer can do with… — Stacy Allison Copy Share Image
Does not a great number a feelings determine a common feeling formed by the parts that compose it? Once Truth can no… — Sorin Cerin Copy Share Image
“Martin Luther arrived at his earthshaking conclusions imbued with biblical exposition. As a professor, he taught the book of Psalms verse by… — Alister E. McGrath Copy Share Image
The kind of sermon which is likely to break the hearer's heart is that which first has broken the preacher's heart, and… — Charles Spurgeon Copy Share Image
I believe people think as a group more often than we might realize or care to admit. We like to believe that… — Joshua Ferris Copy Share Image
“Looking at the sweep of Christian history, we are often reminded of this message of the transience of human affairs, and, based… — Philip Jenkins Copy Share Image
“It is a matter of persisting. At a certain point on his path the absurd man is tempted. History is not lacking… — Albert Camus Copy Share Image
[Søren ] Kierkegaard said it for me a long time ago. He said, 'You can't really think yourself into a faith, into… — Nat Hentoff Copy Share Image
“The myth of America’s religious founding thus provided an explanation for those who needed to sanctify the past before they could go… — Steven K. Green Copy Share Image
Religious pluralism is neither mere coexistence nor forced consensus. It is a form of proactive cooperation that affirms the identity of the… — Eboo Patel Copy Share Image
The Holy Bible is like a mirror before our mind's eye. In it we see our inner face. From the Scriptures we… — Pope Gregory I Copy Share Image
Here we now have the freedom of all religions, and I hope that never again will we have a repetition of religious… — Harry S. Truman Copy Share Image
“I do request you to thank Mr. W___ for me, and tell him he has the prayers- not of a raving mad… — Ignatius Sancho Copy Share Image
"Sweep me up and send me where you please." For there I will retain my spirit, tranquil and content, as long as… — Marcus Aurelius Copy Share Image
Why do I think that we, the intellectuals, are able to help? Simply because we, the intellectuals, have done the most terrible… — Karl Popper Copy Share Image
I have no religion,’ says Borneau, ‘but I respect the religion of others. Religion is sacred.’ Why this privilege, this immunity?... A… — Jules Renard Copy Share Image
I am continually amazed by the credence given to religious claims in the intellectual community; and, as a human being, i am… — George H. Smith Copy Share Image
“All philosophies and all religions—what are they but spiritual Tubes bored through the universe! Through these narrow tunnels, where all is recognisably… — Aldous Huxley Copy Share Image
“Growing spiritually and receiving answers to our questions depends upon our ability to feel, hear, and understand the whisperings of the Spirit.… — Sheri Dew Copy Share Image
“The fact that a believer is happier than a skeptic is no more to the point than the fact that a drunken… — George Bernard Shaw Copy Share Image
“You either are a Christian or you are not — you either are united to him by faith or you are not… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
“My fear, at root, was a spiritual problem that was all tied up with selfishness and a growing bitterness toward God for… — Hannah K. Grieser Copy Share Image
“More to the point: the growing universe of the Nones—the new nonreligious—is one of the most spiritually vibrant and provocative spaces in… — Krista Tippett Copy Share Image
History does not record anywhere at any time a religion that has any rational basis. Religion is a crutch for people not… — Robert A. Heinlein Copy Share Image
Every day before supper and before we went to services on Sundays. My grandmother would read the Bible to me, and my… — Rosa Parks Copy Share Image
I could easily believe that religion could enhance health and hence survival, and that therefore there could be indeed be literally Darwinian… — Richard Dawkins Copy Share Image
It doesn't matter what tradition you come from, what religion you have or don't, what culture you were brought up in or… — Charity Sunshine Tillemann-Dick Copy Share Image
“The resurrection isn’t just a surprise happy ending for one person; it is instead the turning point for everything else. It is… — N.T. Wright Copy Share Image
It is important that spiritual advancement must keep pace with material advancement. When this comes to be realized man's journey toward higher… — Haile Selassie Copy Share Image
When you see someone who is not as religious, remember that you were once on the edge of the fire, and it… — Nouman Ali Khan Copy Share Image
More than ever before, in our country, this is the age of the individual. Endowed with the accumulated knowledge of centuries, armed… — Dwight D. Eisenhower Copy Share Image
“Simply in focusing our attention on the “enemy” Ignatius is rendering us a great service. To be unaware that we can expect… — Timothy M. Gallagher Copy Share Image
An enchanted world is one that speaks to the soul, to the mysterious depths of the heart and imagination where we find… — Thomas Moore Copy Share Image
Whether [new Protestant church movements] place their emphasis on new worship styles, expressions of the Holy Spirit’s power, evangelism to seekers, or… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The gospel teaches us that though we may have lost a battle or two, the war is not yet over. With the… — David S. Baxter Copy Share Image
“That's for the best. Otherwise they might realize they're in prison. It can't be helped. You women are used to harems and… — Vladimir Bartol Copy Share Image
A person who goes in search of God is wasting his time. he can walk a thousand roads and join many religions… — Paulo Coelho Copy Share Image
If we want to understand the distinctive constitution of Europe, we must go back to its religious foundations. For the moral beliefs… — Larry Siedentop Copy Share Image