“More than half described Christians as literalistic, anti-intellectual, judgmental, self-righteous, and bigoted.” — Marcus J. Borg Copy Share Image
“Because modern critical thinking is corrosive of conventional religious beliefs, some Christians reject applying it to the Bible and Christianity. The result… — Marcus J. Borg Copy Share Image
“The spoken word has come to dominate many Protestant forms of worship: the words of prayers, responsive readings, Scripture, the sermon, and… — Marcus J. Borg Copy Share Image
“This book might also be seen as “a Christian primer.” A primer teaches us how to read. Reading is not just about… — Marcus J. Borg Copy Share Image
“How we think about God matters. It affects the credibility of religion in general and of Christianity in particular. Our concept of… — Marcus J. Borg Copy Share Image
“Jesus died for our sins” has been understood. Among some Christians, it is seen as an essential doctrinal element in the Christian… — Marcus J. Borg Copy Share Image
“Our images of God matter. Just as how we conceptualize God affects what we think the Christian life is about, so do… — Marcus J. Borg Copy Share Image
“We learned, in the opening words of the Lord’s Prayer, that God is “in heaven.” But we also learned that God is… — Marcus J. Borg Copy Share Image
“Critical thinking is an unavoidable part of growing up. We do not become adults without it. But in the modern world, this stage often… — Marcus J. Borg Copy Share Image
“But Christian illiteracy is only the first part of the crisis. Even more seriously, even for those who think they speak “Christian” fluently, the… — Marcus J. Borg Copy Share Image
“More than half described Christians as literalistic, anti-intellectual, judgmental, self-righteous, and bigoted.” — Marcus J. Borg Copy Share Image
“a worldwide flood destroyed all life on earth about five thousand years ago requires denying an immense amount of generally accepted knowledge—from astronomy, physics,… — Marcus J. Borg Copy Share Image
“In a number of workshops, I have asked people whether they have had one or more experiences that they would identify as an experience… — Marcus J. Borg Copy Share Image
“The book of Proverbs makes the same point: Those who oppress the poor insult their Maker, but those who are kind to the needy… — Marcus J. Borg Copy Share Image
“The notion that there was one “right” way of seeing things disappeared. This was enormously liberating, even if a bit alarming. But my curiosity… — Marcus J. Borg Copy Share Image
“Its meanings include: The risen Christ journeys with us, is with us, whether we know it or not. Sometimes there are moments when we… — Marcus J. Borg Copy Share Image
“The political vision of the religious right is for the most part an individualistic politics of righteousness, not a communal politics of compassion.” — Marcus J. Borg Copy Share Image
“When we read Paul, we are reading somebody else’s mail—and unless we know the situation being addressed, his letters can be quite opaque...It is… — Marcus J. Borg Copy Share Image
“Other prophets, other messiahs, came and went in Jesus’ day. Routinely, they died violently at the hands of the pagan enemy. Their movements either… — Marcus J. Borg Copy Share Image
“Because modern critical thinking is corrosive of conventional religious beliefs, some Christians reject applying it to the Bible and Christianity. The result is fundamentalism… — Marcus J. Borg Copy Share Image
