“By normal standards, Jesus' modus operandi was virtually an atheistic modus operandi, so that he could live through the irony of atheism, first divesting himself of a standard theism, then undergoing an ironic reversal toward a new theism.” — William Dean Copy Share Image
“First, any term applied to God is only ana analogy; when this is forgotten, any God-defining term is sacrilegious.” — William Dean Copy Share Image
“By normal standards, Jesus' modus operandi was virtually an atheistic modus operandi, so that he could live through the irony of atheism, first divesting… — William Dean Copy Share Image
“Wright's point was that the God of the Israelites is not the God who speaks, if speaking is a means of conveying a word… — William Dean Copy Share Image
“Whether it is Paul defending Judaism, Augustine pursing philosophical learnedness, Luther attempting complete ritual self-abasement, each finally realized he had given himself to secular… — William Dean Copy Share Image
