the idea of 'orthodoxy' or a 'state church' is not a good…

“And we cannot keep our balance. Myth gives way to Reason. Revelation to Orthodoxy. We must dance or go mad.”

— Tom Cheetham

Heresy is only another word for freedom of thought.

— Graham Greene

“He realized how easy it was to present an appearance of orthodoxy while having no grasp whatever of what orthodoxy meant. In a way,…

— George Orwell

“If, for you, orthodox means finally “getting it right” or “getting it straight,” mine is a pretty disappointing, curvy orthodoxy. But if, for you,…

— Brian D. McLaren

The greatest danger to Christianity is, I contend, not heresies, not heterodoxies, not atheists, not profane secularism - no, but the kind of orthodoxy…

— Soren Kierkegaard

“The huge modern heresy is to alter the human soul to fit modern social conditions, instead of altering modern social conditions to fit the…

— G.K. Chesterton

Orthodoxy is the grave of intelligence, no matter what orthodoxy it may be.

— Bertrand Russell

“Heresy is usually quite sophisticated, actually has a meaning, and is to be taken very seriously. It is therefore to be carefully distinguished from…

— Anonymous

“As I ponder my pilgrim’s progress to Orthodoxy, however, I realize that I didn’t make the trip alone, but in a two-seater. And I…

— Frederica Mathewes-Green

Harvard and Yale concentrated with venture capitalists that got the best calls and brainpower. Very few firms made most of the money, and they…

— Charlie Munger

“If I do not feel a sense of joy in God's creation, if I forget to offer the world back to God with thankfulness,…

— Kallistos Ware

Contradictions if well understood and managed can spark off the fires of invention. Orthodoxy whether of the right or of the left is the…

— Chinua Achebe

I am no disbeliever in spiritual purpose and no vague believer. I see from the standpoint of Christian orthodoxy. This means that for me…

— Flannery O'Connor

“Orthodoxy is the wide open field within which successful breeding can take place. If one maintains that Jesus was an eater of magic mushrooms…

— Timothy Radcliffe

Let's start with some of the reasons that the press holds its tongue and some of the things that you don't know because of…

— Geneva Overholser