“Augustine said, “The soul makes war with the body,” but Meister Eckhart said, “The soul loves the body.” — Robin R. Meyers Copy Share Image
“Books -- they come home hot in your hands and then by increments they warm your life, like heated bricks in a New England… — Robin R. Meyers Copy Share Image
“...a deep and even paranoid suspicion continues to disparage higher criticism of the Bible, as if someone could publish a paper that would unravel… — Robin R. Meyers Copy Share Image
“In the beginning, the call of God was not propositional. It was experiential. (p. 10)” — Robin R. Meyers Copy Share Image
“Augustine said, “The soul makes war with the body,” but Meister Eckhart said, “The soul loves the body.” — Robin R. Meyers Copy Share Image
“Count calories if you like, but go ahead and gorge yourself on books. What have you got to lose but a small mind?” — Robin R. Meyers Copy Share Image
“After centuries of being told that “Jesus saves,” the time has come to save Jesus from the church. If the door is locked, we… — Robin R. Meyers Copy Share Image
“Conversation is how values get ordered, how passion is made contagious. If a parent talks about it, it's important. If a child is allowed… — Robin R. Meyers Copy Share Image
“Faith is always supposed to make it harder, not easier, to ignore the plight of our sisters and brothers. (p. 165)” — Robin R. Meyers Copy Share Image
“Anti-intellectualism remains strongly entrenched in many parts of the church, but it is grounded in fear, not in faith. (p. 19)” — Robin R. Meyers Copy Share Image
“If the church is to survive as a place where head and heart are equal partners in faith, then we will need to commit… — Robin R. Meyers Copy Share Image
“Contemporary Christians have declared war on individual immorality but seem remarkably silent about the evil of systems, especially corporate greed and malfeasance. (p. 176)” — Robin R. Meyers Copy Share Image
“The most twisted but perennial of American myths is that everyone has an equal opportunity to succeed. (p. 174)” — Robin R. Meyers Copy Share Image
“...the ongoing suspicion that scientific discoveries or rigorous biblical scholarship will undermine faith is a tacit admission that faith is threatened by knowledge, because… — Robin R. Meyers Copy Share Image
“Indeed, a quick glance around this broken world makes it painfully obvious that we don't need more arguments on behalf of God; we need… — Robin R. Meyers Copy Share Image
