Religion Quotes by Andrew Greeley

10 Religion quotes by Andrew Greeley

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Greeley’s reflections on belief are distilled into ten pithy lines that still carry his characteristic warmth. This compact set gives a taste of his pastoral insight without demanding a deep dive.

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Practically speaking, your religion is the story you tell about your life.

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I think the real problem for American religion are those minority of fundamentalists who try to identify political policies with religion.

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I think the only kind of acceptable evangelization is the evangelization of good example.

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Search for the perfect church if you will; when you find it, join it, and realize that on that day it becomes…

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The leadership lost its nerve. Instead of taking the lead in the reform movement... they pulled the plug on it. They tried…

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I don't think Jesus was an exclusivist. He said, and we believe, that He is the unique representation of God in the…

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The men who were running the church in the late '60s and '70s panicked when they saw the chaos, which developed after…

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One cannot escape the harsh fact that as a ministerial profession, the priesthood has very serious problems. They are not new. They…

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Well, religion has been passed down through the years by stories people tell around the campfire. Stories about God, stories about love.…

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The seminaries must face the fact that they are not turning out well-trained professional clergy. They must realize that preaching is creative…

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Angels are wonderful and exciting, and they have the appeal of beings who will take care of us and manifest God's personal concern.

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My songs will pass and be forgotten. What counts, however, is that I sang them.

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I think that the core doctrines of Christianity - the incarnation, the resurrection, life after death-these are as strong as ever. In fact, the…

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There has always been a certain proportion of people who leave the Church on issues of authority and sex. That hasn't changed since we…

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I have terrible handwriting. I now say it's a learning disability... but a nun who was a very troubled woman hit me over the…

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Yet, if the most frequent sex and apparently the best sex is that between married partners who are faithful to one another, is there…

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Everyone takes surveys. Whoever makes a statement about human behavior has engaged in a survey of some sort.

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When I can go just where I want to go, There is a copse of birch trees that I know; And, as in Eden…

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Nobody puts constraints on God. She doesn't like it.

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