At Vatican Council II, one dissenting Roman Catholic theologian declared: "Yes, the Bible says "Be fruitful and multiply," but that was when… — Israel Shenker Copy Share Image
Parenthood is a school for humility. We can't choose the precise traits of our children, and that is morally important. It teaches… — Michael Sandel Copy Share Image
Shave a gorilla and it would be almost impossible, at twenty paces, to distinguish him from a heavyweight champion of the world.… — H. L. Mencken Copy Share Image
The Kingdom of God is not a matter of getting individuals to heaven, but of transforming the life on earth into the… — Walter Rauschenbusch Copy Share Image
The old lady who said there must be a devil, else how could they make pictures that looked exactly like him, reasoned… — Robert Green Ingersoll Copy Share Image
I'm a scientist, not a theologian. I don't know if there is a God or not. Religion requires certainty. Revere and respect… — James Lovelock Copy Share Image
“A philosopher is a blind man in a dark room looking for a black cat that isn't there. A theologian is the… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Agnostics are people who, like myself, confess themselves to be hopelessly ignorant concerning a variety of matters, about which metaphysicians and theologians,… — Herbert Spencer Copy Share Image
Theologians in all the great faiths have devised all kinds of myths to show that this type of kenosis, of self-emptying, is… — Karen Armstrong Copy Share Image
As a kid you learn that there are thinkers and there are philosophers and there are theologian, and I'd hear little bits… — Will Oldham Copy Share Image
The Christian leaders of the future have to be theologians, persons who know the heart of God and are trained - through… — Henri Nouwen Copy Share Image
For instance, there are many mainstream Reformed theologians that deny the doctrine of "limited" atonement (the "L" in TULIP, the acrostic for… — Oliver D. Crisp Copy Share Image
We never really know what we want until after we get it. If after we get it, it makes life more miserable,… — Marshall B. Rosenberg Copy Share Image
Martin Luther, when he walked in the woods, used to raise his hat to the birds and say, ‘Good morning, theologians—you wake… — Richard Wurmbrand Copy Share Image
There is an old, old story about a theologian who was asked to reconcile the Doctrine of Divine Mercy with the doctrine… — Robert A. Heinlein Copy Share Image
The trick is: how do you talk about natural selection without implying the rigidity of law? We use it as almost an… — Greg Graffin Copy Share Image
Arise my soul, and review your deeds which have preceeded from you. Scrutinize them closely, and shed the rain of your tears,… — Andrew of Crete Copy Share Image
Through scientific experiment they'd demonstrated that there may be such a thing as a life force flowing through the universe - what… — Lynne McTaggart Copy Share Image
The gospel is so simple that small children can understand it, and it is so profound that studies by the wisest theologians… — Charles Hodge Copy Share Image
I have met many Roman Catholic theologians who will emphasize as much as any good Protestant preacher that everything comes from the… — N. T. Wright Copy Share Image
Jonathan Edwards is without a doubt the most brilliant mind America ever produced. I'm not talking about theologian; I'm talking about mind… — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
The Holy Apostle John the Theologian says that the commandments of God are not difficult, but easy (I John, 5:3). But they… — Silouan the Athonite Copy Share Image
Only a very bad theologian would confuse the certainty that follows revelation with the truths that are revealed. They are entirely different… — Denis Diderot Copy Share Image
Like the early Christians, we must move into a sometime hostile world armed with the revolutionary gospel of Jesus Christ. With this… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
I learned a lot from both, initially Jewish and Muslim theologians that had been missing, perhaps from my rather parochial Catholic upbringing. — Karen Armstrong Copy Share Image
Accusations are made directly to Rome about theologians from persons who are not theologians. Some of these accusations are anonymous. The local… — Godfried Danneels Copy Share Image
The heart is naturally hard, and grows harder by custom in sin, especially by long abuse of mercy, neglect of the means… — Richard Baxter Copy Share Image
If there is a God, it's going to be a whole lot bigger and a whole lot more incomprehensible than anything that… — Richard Dawkins Copy Share Image
If believers worship with gladness and passion, anyone not yet a part of the community certainly will be attracted to the One… — Marva Dawn Copy Share Image
I am not a great theologian. I know there is a theological concept called invincible ignorance in which a strong enough faith… — Barney Frank Copy Share Image
The theologians have recognized that the ideal is the imitation of God. If we be a part of such an organic thing,… — Charles Fort Copy Share Image
I am no theologian. I would not be surprised, however, if Heaven proved to be a cozy kitchen, where delicious treats appeared… — Dean Koontz Copy Share Image
The English mind is always in a rage. The intellect of the race is wasted in the sordid and stupid quarrels of… — Oscar Wilde Copy Share Image
According to Christian belief, man exists for the sake of God; according to the liberal church, in practice if not in theory,… — John Gresham Machen Copy Share Image
I don't see Jesus as rescuing the fallen; I see Jesus as expanding the potential of life. The primary reason the old… — John Shelby Spong Copy Share Image
The evidence for Jesus' resurrection is so strong that nobody would question it except for two things: First, it is a very… — Wolfhart Pannenberg Copy Share Image
There isn't a theologian in the world who can argue with me on this. God has no gender. If that's the case,… — Susan Powter Copy Share Image
My father was a better bricklayer than I am a theologian. I am still in too much of a hurry. But if… — Stanley Hauerwas Copy Share Image
It has been said of many modern Christian theologians that their primary aim is to find ways to express disbelief as belief. — Rodney Stark Copy Share Image
God is not just saving individuals and preparing them for heaven; rather, He is creating a people among whom He can live… — Gordon Fee Copy Share Image
