The valuable library of Alexandria was pillaged or destroyed; and near twenty years afterwards, the appearance of the empty shelves excited the… — Edward Gibbon Copy Share Image
What first truly stirred my soul was not fear or pain, nor was it pleasure or games; it was the yearning for… — Nikos Kazantzakis Copy Share Image
“When human beings give their heartfelt allegiance to and worship that which is not God, they progressively cease to reflect the image… — N.T. Wright Copy Share Image
“Other than out of a pure curiosity and the aim for veracity, or perhaps for educational purposes, why should it matter to… — Criss Jami Copy Share Image
Because they are human beings, addicts long for wholeness, for fulfillment, and for the final good that believers call God. Like all… — Cornelius Plantinga Copy Share Image
Our patriotism comes straight from the Romans. This is why French children are encouraged to seek inspiration for it in Corneille. It… — Simone Weil Copy Share Image
“Whatever good, true, or perfect things we can say about humanity or creation, we can say of God exponentially. God is the… — Richard Rohr Copy Share Image
If there are still honest-smart men and women within those old and noble traditions, they should think carefully, observe and diagnose the… — David Brin Copy Share Image
Idolatry is still a socially cohesive force - its original function. — Julian Jaynes Copy Share Image
In one period the grossest ignorance and barbarism prevailed in the world; and afterwards, in a more enlightened age, the most daring… — William Carey Copy Share Image
Whatever a man seeks, honors, or exalts more than God is the god of his idolatry. — William Bernard Ullathorne Copy Share Image
Orthodoxy is idolatry if it means holding the 'correct opinions about God' - 'fundamentalism' is the most extreme and salient example of… — John D. Caputo Copy Share Image
“Idolatry begins with a false separation of gift and giver. Rather than a momentary comparison for the sake of testing our affections,… — Joe Rigney Copy Share Image
If you want to follow Jesus because He'll fix your marriage, if you want to follow Jesus because He'll give you a… — Paul Washer Copy Share Image
It is curious how instinctively one protects the image of oneself from idolatry or any other handling that could make it ridiculous,… — Virginia Woolf Copy Share Image
If religion might be judged of according to men's intentions, there would scarcely be any idolatry in the world. — Joseph Hall Copy Share Image
I had this sort of idolatry for certain actors who preceded me, people who inspired me, so I'm honored to be that… — Meryl Streep Copy Share Image
The illusion that mechanical progress means human improvement ... alienates us from our own being and our own reality. It is precisely… — Thomas Merton Copy Share Image
“If the Pentateuch be true, religious persecution is a duty. The dungeons of the Inquisition were temples, and the clank of every… — Robert G. Ingersoll Copy Share Image
“Your pain could be God prying open your life and heart to remove a gift of His that you've been holding on… — Tullian Tchividjian Copy Share Image
“The Christian theory is little else than the idolatry of the ancient mythologists, accommodated to the purposes of power and revenue; and… — Thomas Paine Copy Share Image
The attempt to redefine the family as a purely voluntary arrangement grows out of the modern delusion that people can keep all… — Christopher Lasch Copy Share Image
