Theologians have felt no hesitation in founding a system of speculative thought on the teachings of Jesus; and yet Jesus was never an inhabitant of the realm of speculative thought. — Walter Rauschenbusch Copy Share Image
Every generation tries to put its doctrine on a high shelf where the children can not reach it. — Walter Rauschenbusch Copy Share
Whoever sets any bounds for the reconstructive power of the religious life over the social relations and institutions of men, to that extent denies… — Walter Rauschenbusch Copy Share
The influences that really make and mar human happiness are beyond the reach of the law. The law can keep neighbors from trespassing, but… — Walter Rauschenbusch Copy Share
Theologians have felt no hesitation in founding a system of speculative thought on the teachings of Jesus; and yet Jesus was never an inhabitant… — Walter Rauschenbusch Copy Share
The Kingdom of God is not a matter of getting individuals to heaven, but of transforming the life on earth into the harmony of… — Walter Rauschenbusch Copy Share
It is for us to see the Kingdom of God as always coming, always pressing in on the present, always big with possibility, and… — Walter Rauschenbusch Copy Share
History is never antiquated, because humanity is always fundamentally the same. — Walter Rauschenbusch Copy Share
We never live so intensely as when we love strongly. We never realize ourselves so vividly as when we are in full glow of… — Walter Rauschenbusch Copy Share
God, we thank you for this earth, our homes; for the wide sky and the blessed sun, for the salt sea and the running… — Walter Rauschenbusch Copy Share
The real joy of life is in its play. Play is anything we do for the joy and love of doing it, apart from… — Walter Rauschenbusch Copy Share
Those influences which really make and mar human happiness and greatness are beyond the reach of the law. The law can keep neighbors from… — Walter Rauschenbusch Copy Share
The belief in a satanic kingdom exists today only where religious and theological traditions keep this believe alive. — Walter Rauschenbusch Copy Share
Whoever uncouples the religious and the social life has not understood Jesus. Whoever sets any bounds for the reconstructive power of the religious life… — Walter Rauschenbusch Copy Share
