We talk about predestination because the Bible talks about predestination. If we desire to build our theology on the Bible, we run… — R. C. Sproul Copy Share Image
“Often what we believe about God says more about us than it does about God. Our theology is like a mirror to… — John Mark Comer Copy Share Image
I don't see why Christians should censor themselves out of any forum in which our perspectives can be heard. I disagree with… — Gary Bauer Copy Share Image
Rabbi Kushner writes from a wealth of Jewish wisdom and pastoral devotion, but his theology is, I find, is wholly in keeping… — Gerald Priestland Copy Share Image
“I think we should stop treating ["God works in mysterious ways"] as any kind of wisdom and recognize it as the transparently… — Daniel C. Dennett Copy Share Image
“...the operative idea here is that there is a right and wrong theology -- a right God and a wrong God. But… — Carlton D. Pearson Copy Share Image
Well, it's because I gladly acknowledge some ideas that are part of process theology, but which I think are not tied to… — John Polkinghorne Copy Share Image
“When theology is fixated on the task of clarifying topics as categories, theology becomes esoteric and disconnected from the lived experience where… — Frederick L. Ware Copy Share Image
“Our enemies are quite good for relentlessly keeping us sharp and on our toes. This especially goes for sincere philosophers. They use… — Criss Jami Copy Share Image
“It is most important for the practice of the Christian ministry, especially in its missionary activities toward those both within and without… — Paul Tillich Copy Share Image
Solid scriptural theology should be valued in the church. Books in which Scripture is reverently regarded as the only rule of faith… — J. C. Ryle Copy Share Image
People of different faiths, like yours and mine, sometimes wonder where we can meet in common purpose, when there are so many… — Mitt Romney Copy Share Image
“In the Middle Ages there was no salvation outside the Church, and the theologians had a hard time explaining what God did… — Ivan Illich Copy Share Image
This, then, is the foundation of sanctification in Reformed theology. It is rooted, not in humanity and their achievement of holiness or… — Sinclair B. Ferguson Copy Share Image
Accumulating knowledge is a form of avarice and lends itself to another version of the Midas story ...man [is] so avid for… — Malcolm Muggeridge Copy Share Image
“It was not the Fall of Adam, therefore, that set God’s agenda; it was the decision to share the great dance with… — C. Baxter Kruger Copy Share Image
The critical principle of feminist theology is the promotion of the full humanity of women. Whatever denies, diminishes, or distorts the full… — Rosemary Radford Ruether Copy Share Image
My theology is based on what I tell my Sunday-school kids - that they are loved and chosen, AS IS, now, today.… — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
The religions of the world must be assessed, not on the basis of their convoluted theologies, but in terms of the extent… — Agnivesh Copy Share Image
How can cosmic religious feeling be communicated from one person to another, if it can give rise to no definite notion of… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
My father was a better bricklayer than I am a theologian. I am still in too much of a hurry. But if… — Stanley Hauerwas Copy Share Image
“It would be unjust toward children to introduce them to Christian teaching and existence only as little pagans and catechumens, in order… — Hans Urs von Balthasar Copy Share Image
Theology offers you a working arrangement, which leaves the scientist free to continue his experiments and the Christian to continue his prayers. — C. S. Lewis Copy Share Image
“The literal sense of the author was "creation is the orderly act of a loving Creator God." What the modern reader often… — Mark Shea Copy Share Image
“The fact that it has nothing else to contribute to human wisdom is no reason to hand religion a free licence to… — Richard Dawkins Copy Share Image
Theology necessitates an image of God as a conscious, rational, supernatural being of unlimited power and scope who cares about humans and… — Rodney Stark Copy Share Image
“The love of Christ for me will get last say. He is merciful to me for his name’s sake, for the sake… — David Powlison Copy Share Image
“Ask any of us: What is your concept of God, your understanding of sin or salvation, your account of the nature and… — Howard W. Stone Copy Share Image
“It is a bad indication when, in any period, men will so exalt their confessions that they force the Scriptures to a… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Tell me something. Do you believe in God?' Snow darted an apprehensive glance in my direction. 'What? Who still believes nowadays?' 'It… — Stanisław Lem Copy Share Image
“In short, an astonishingly broad spectrum of theologies of justification existed in the later medieval period, encompassing practically every option that had… — Alister E. McGrath Copy Share Image
The classic theology of my tradition comes from the French Renaissance. [William] Shakespeare was born in 1564, the year [John] Calvin died,… — Marilynne Robinson Copy Share Image
“An attempt to wrest from God the prerogatives of absolute freedom and infinity leads to the inversion of Pentecost and what is… — Colin E. Gunton Copy Share Image
The mere man of pleasure is miserable in old age, and the mere drudge in business is but little better, whereas, natural… — Thomas Paine Copy Share Image
“The unbiblical idea of "spirituality" is that the truly "spiritual" man is the person who is sort of "non-physical," who doesn't get… — David Chilton Copy Share Image
The essence of science is that it is always willing to abandon a given idea, however fundamental it may seem to be,… — H. L. Mencken Copy Share Image
“We believe that the creation of a woman was the crowning and final and most glorified moment of human creation. That we… — Jeffrey R. Holland Copy Share Image
“The rising influence of lay piety is particularly marked upon the Mariological controversies of the late medieval period. Two rival positions developed:… — Alister E. McGrath Copy Share Image
Depression can kill you. It can also be a spiritually enriching experience. It's really an important part of my theology now and… — Krista Tippett Copy Share Image
“Christian theological history is filled with stories of groups who have developed theories of the election of themselves to salvation and the… — Richard Holloway Copy Share Image
![“I think we should stop treating ["God works in mysterious ways"] as any kind of wisdom and recognize it as the transparently defensive propaganda that it is. A positive response might be, "Oh good! I love a mystery. Let's see if we can solve this one, too. Do you have any ideas?” quote by Daniel C. Dennett](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/33a/daniel-c-dennett-17655_apologetics_i-think-we-should-stop-treating-god-work_310612.jpg)
![“Accumulating knowledge is a form of avarice and lends itself to another version of the Midas story ...man [is] so avid for knowledge that everything that he touches turns to facts; his faith becomes theology; his love becomes lechery; his wisdom becomes science; pursuing meaning, he ignores truth.” quote by Malcolm Muggeridge](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/8e6/malcolm-muggeridge-2370_accumulating_accumulating-knowledge-is-a-form-of-avar_566709.jpg)
![“The classic theology of my tradition comes from the French Renaissance. [William] Shakespeare was born in 1564, the year [John] Calvin died, and that theology was very influential in England in his lifetime. I think Shakespeare was attentive to questions raised by it, about human nature, history…” quote by Marilynne Robinson](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/f9f/marilynne-robinson-602_born_the-classic-theology-of-my-tradition-com_3125577.png)
