“The division in human religion has always been between those who see the fall of man as a fall into freedom and those who see it as an act of defiance against the tyranny of an all-powerful father. But Adam… — R. Joseph Hoffmann Copy Share Image
“Atheists are in a difficult position. A lot of modern religion is progressive, ethical and socially responsible--not about "supernaturalism" or a tyrannical ancient God.… — R. Joseph Hoffmann Copy Share Image
“Rightly understood the New Year festival is an act of faith. It is easier for the year to change than to change ourselves. But… — R. Joseph Hoffmann Copy Share Image
“For modern cosmology God cannot be a working hypothesis because God is not given to us in the observable nature of things. The poetic… — R. Joseph Hoffmann Copy Share Image
“Christmas is frighteningly magical and mysterious. No wonder people feel lonely in the midst of their families, and unloved in the act of receiving… — R. Joseph Hoffmann Copy Share Image
“The reason I could never be an atheist is because when they get together they have literally nothing to talk about.” — R. Joseph Hoffmann Copy Share Image
“The standard cosmological theory--an expanding universe--does not really solve the problem of God. It simply makes it more problematical. Once the creator-creation model is… — r. joseph hoffmann Copy Share Image
“The fact is, the great intellectuals of the western religious tradition from Augustine to Aquinas and Peter Abelard became philosophically dominant. The intellectual tradition… — R. Joseph Hoffmann Copy Share Image
“The division in human religion has always been between those who see the fall of man as a fall into freedom and those who… — R. Joseph Hoffmann Copy Share Image
