Religion Quotes by Rod Dreher

9 Religion quotes by Rod Dreher

Rod Dreher’s nine concise reflections on religion intertwine cultural observation with personal belief. The compact collection gives a clear sense of his thoughtful commentary.

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“With a few exceptions, conservative Christian political activists are as ineffective as White Russian exiles, drinking tea from samovars in their Paris…

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If you believe that man is inherently flawed-what religious people call 'original sin'-it follows that man, if left to his own devices,…

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“If we are going to be for the world as Christ meant for us to be, we are going to have to…

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“Fasting is a spiritual exercise whose purpose is to subject the body to the liberating yoke of Jesus. As Wendell Berry puts…

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“Is the Christianity we have been living out in our families, congregations, and communities a means of deeper conversion, or does it…

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“If you are going to put down spiritual roots, taught Benedict, you need to stay in one place long enough for them…

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“In a letter to soldiers in 1798, John Adams, a Founding Father and practicing Unitarian, remarked: We had no government armed with…

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“Father Martin said that those who think stability is meant to hold you back, and to stifle personal and spiritual growth, are…

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“Community life, not a dreamy ideal, said Bonhoeffer, but an often difficult initiation into the “divine reality” that is the church. That…

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“The overweight person diets not to punish him- or herself for being heavy but to become healthier. The athlete works out not because he…

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“A Christian who practices asceticism trains himself to say no to his desires and yes to God.”

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“For the traditional Christian, establishing internal order is not mere discipline, nor is it simply an act of will. Rather, it is what theologian…

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If you believe that man is inherently flawed-what religious people call 'original sin'-it follows that man, if left to his own devices, will tend…

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“In his book After Virtue, philosopher Alasdair MacIntyre likened the present cultural moment to the fall of the Roman Empire in the West. He…

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“It is not feasible for most of us to abandon the Internet entirely. But at the very least we can impose on ourselves a…

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“Father Martin said that those who think stability is meant to hold you back, and to stifle personal and spiritual growth, are missing the…

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Ideology is a partial truth masquerading as the whole truth.

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As it turns out, the ecological catastrophe Kirk feared that would be the consequence of our impiety appears not to be one of radically…

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“Here's how to get started with the antipolitical politics of the Benedict Option. Secede culturally from the mainstream. Turn off the television. Put the…

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