“Openness to paradox allows both the understanding and the acceptance of our human condition as “both/and" (both a saint and a sinner) rather than "either/or" (either a saint or a sinner). The demand for "either—or,” for one—or—the—other, signals the rejection… — Ernest Kurtz and Katherine Ketcham Copy Share Image
“We are not ‘everything,’ but neither are we ‘nothing.’ Spirituality is discovered in that space between paradox’s extremes, for there we confront our helplessness… — Ernest Kurtz and Katherine Ketcham Copy Share Image
“God comes through the wound': Our very imperfections—what religion labels our 'sins,' what therapy calls our 'sickness,' what philosophy terms our 'errors'—are precisely what… — Ernest Kurtz and Katherine Ketcham Copy Share Image
“Spirituality begins with the acceptance that our fractured being, our imperfection, simply is: There is no one to 'blame' for our errors-- neither ourselves… — Ernest Kurtz and Katherine Ketcham Copy Share Image
“To deny our errors is to deny ourself, for to be human is to be imperfect, somehow error—prone. To be human is to ask… — Ernest Kurtz and Katherine Ketcham Copy Share Image
“Openness to paradox allows both the understanding and the acceptance of our human condition as “both/and" (both a saint and a sinner) rather than… — Ernest Kurtz and Katherine Ketcham Copy Share Image