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> [The result has been that although few conservative Presbyterian churches actually worship in the Puritan way, the Puritan theology of worship remains…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-frame/the-result-has-been-that-although-few-conservative-presbyterian/)

[John Frame](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-frame/)

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> [Imagine someone holding forth on biology whose only knowledge of the subject is 'The Book of British Birds,' and you have a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-eagleton/imagine-someone-holding-forth-on-biology-whose-only-knowledge-of-the/)

[Terry Eagleton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-eagleton/)

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> [The crisis of the church is not at its deepest level a crisis of authority, or a crisis of dogmatic theology. It…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-k-baxter/the-crisis-of-the-church-is-not-at-its-deepest-level-a-crisis-of/)

[James K. Baxter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-k-baxter/)

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> [Two erroneous impressions ... seem to be current among certain groups of uninformed persons. The first is that religion today stands for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-andrews-millikan/two-erroneous-impressions-seem-to-be-current-among-certain-groups-of/)

[Robert Andrews Millikan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-andrews-millikan/)

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> [“I have found it an amusing strategy, when asked whether I am an atheist, to point out that the questioner is also…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-dawkins/i-have-found-it-an-amusing-strategy-when-asked-whether-i-am-an/)

[Richard Dawkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-dawkins/)

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> [Because religious training means credulity training, churches should not be surprised to find that so many of their congregations accept astrology as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-g-walker/because-religious-training-means-credulity-training-churches-should/)

[Barbara G. Walker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-g-walker/)

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> [“The sensayer frowned. “You’re saying you discuss theology while having sex.” “For beginners it’s before and after mostly, managing it during sex…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ada-palmer/the-sensayer-frowned-you-re-saying-you-discuss-theology-while-having/)

[Ada Palmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ada-palmer/)

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> [Next to theology I give to music the highest place and honor. And we see how David and all the saints have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-luther/next-to-theology-i-give-to-music-the-highest-place-and-honor-and-we/)

[Martin Luther](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-luther/)

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> [About God, I cannot accept any concept based on the authority of the Church... As long as I can remember. I have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albert-einstein/about-god-i-cannot-accept-any-concept-based-on-the-authority-of-the/)

[Albert Einstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/albert-einstein/)

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> [I'm impressed that people out there in Pennsylvania, deer hunter country, have had it with these stupid wars, that they don't go…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-matthews/i-m-impressed-that-people-out-there-in-pennsylvania-deer-hunter/)

[Chris Matthews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-matthews/)

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> [“This quarrel over the messianic status of Jesus within first-century Judaism had profound effects on Christianity and prompted it towards a fateful…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-holloway/this-quarrel-over-the-messianic-status-of-jesus-within-first-century/)

[Richard Holloway](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-holloway/)

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> [The friends of evangelical doctrine, and the advocates of orthodoxy, have the following objects to keep ever in view in this age;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-angell-james/the-friends-of-evangelical-doctrine-and-the-advocates-of-orthodoxy/)

[John Angell James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-angell-james/)

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> [“I am going to show you great and mighty things which no one has ever seen before… I am going to take…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/m-j-chrisman/i-am-going-to-show-you-great-and-mighty-things-which-no-one-has-ever/)

[M. J. Chrisman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/m-j-chrisman/)

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> [For the soul of a person to be inflamed with passion for the living God, that person's mind must first be informed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/r-c-sproul/for-the-soul-of-a-person-to-be-inflamed-with-passion-for-the-living/)

[R. C. Sproul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/r-c-sproul/)

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> [“The Bible was penned by men. The Epistles of Paul were penned by that evangelist salesman and his students, desperate to bring…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/angella-graff/the-bible-was-penned-by-men-the-epistles-of-paul-were-penned-by-that/)

[Angella Graff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/angella-graff/)

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> [Theology is like a map. Merely learning and thinking about the Christian doctrines, if you stop there, is less real and less…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/theology-is-like-a-map-merely-learning-and-thinking-about-the/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [ \[John\] Calvin's Institutes is often called a summary of Christian piety. You can't say that about many modern works of theology. You… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oliver-d-crisp/john-calvin-s-institutes-is-often-called-a-summary-of-christian-piety/)

[Oliver D. Crisp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oliver-d-crisp/)

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> [“Religion is the state of being grasped by an ultimate concern, a concern which qualifies all other concerns as preliminary and which…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-tillich/religion-is-the-state-of-being-grasped-by-an-ultimate-concern-a-2/)

[Paul Tillich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-tillich/)

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> [The study of theology, as it stands in the Christian churches, is the study of nothing; it is founded on nothing; it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-paine/the-study-of-theology-as-it-stands-in-the-christian-churches-is-the/)

[Thomas Paine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-paine/)

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> [“Perhaps it’s not theology we’re missing, but rather theological integrity. Many have the knowledge but lack the courage to admit the discrepancy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francis-chan/perhaps-it-s-not-theology-we-re-missing-but-rather-theological/)

[Francis Chan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francis-chan/)

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> [“Cosmopolitanism is a radical affirmation of the idea of neighbor/enemy-love-as-self love...Cosmopolitanism is about a cosmic scope of justice and hospitality––another name for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/namsoon-kang/cosmopolitanism-is-a-radical-affirmation-of-the-idea-of-neighbor/)

[Namsoon Kang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/namsoon-kang/)

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> [“most of us happily disavow fairies, astrology and the Flying Spaghetti Monster, without first immersing ourselves in books of Pastafarian theology etc.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-dawkins/most-of-us-happily-disavow-fairies-astrology-and-the-flying-spaghetti/)

[Richard Dawkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-dawkins/)

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> [The scientist who yields anything to theology, however slight, is yielding to ignorance and false pretenses, and as certainly as if he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/h-l-mencken/the-scientist-who-yields-anything-to-theology-however-slight-is/)

[H. L. Mencken](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/h-l-mencken/)

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> [I think that if anything can be proved by natural theology, it is that slavery is morally wrong. God gave man a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/i-think-that-if-anything-can-be-proved-by-natural-theology-it-is-that/)

[Abraham Lincoln](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abraham-lincoln/)

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> [Hypotheses are only the pieces of scaffolding which are erected round a building during the course of construction, and which are taken…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johann-wolfgang-von-goethe/hypotheses-are-only-the-pieces-of-scaffolding-which-are-erected-round/)

[Johann Wolfgang von Goethe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johann-wolfgang-von-goethe/)

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> [All definite knowledge - so I should contend - belongs to science; all dogma as to what surpasses definite knowledge belongs to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bertrand-russell/all-definite-knowledge-so-i-should-contend-belongs-to-science-all/)

[Bertrand Russell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bertrand-russell/)

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> [If atheism is to be used to express the state of mind in which God is identified with the unknowable, and theology…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leslie-stephen/if-atheism-is-to-be-used-to-express-the-state-of-mind-in-which-god-is/)

[Leslie Stephen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leslie-stephen/)

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> [I've come to learn that theology matters. It matters not because we want to impress people, but because what we know about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joshua-harris/i-ve-come-to-learn-that-theology-matters-it-matters-not-because-we/)

[Joshua Harris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joshua-harris/)

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> [The harm that theology has done is not to create cruel impulses, but to give them the sanction of what professes to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bertrand-russell/the-harm-that-theology-has-done-is-not-to-create-cruel-impulses-but/)

[Bertrand Russell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bertrand-russell/)

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> [Patrick Cheng's Radical Love is not only an excellent introduction to LGBT theology but an important contribution to the discipline of theology…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-h-cone/patrick-cheng-s-radical-love-is-not-only-an-excellent-introduction-to/)

[James H. Cone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-h-cone/)

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> [Music will inevitably get you into Philosophy, and once you logically see that through, will end up getting you into Theology. Once…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gino-vannelli/music-will-inevitably-get-you-into-philosophy-and-once-you-logically/)

[Gino Vannelli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gino-vannelli/)

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> [Mystery is a birthright of theology and faith, but you often do find religious people grasping for answers that shut things down…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/krista-tippett/mystery-is-a-birthright-of-theology-and-faith-but-you-often-do-find/)

[Krista Tippett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/krista-tippett/)

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> [Classical theology defines sin as 'rebellion against God.' The answer is not incorrect as much as it is shallow and insulting to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-h-schuller/classical-theology-defines-sin-as-rebellion-against-god-the-answer-is/)

[Robert H. Schuller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-h-schuller/)

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> [Too many American (and other) Christians revel in feelings and/or morality and don't care to develop a biblically-shaped Zeitgeist or worldview. The…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-e-olson/too-many-american-and-other-christians-revel-in-feelings-and-or/)

[Roger E. Olson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-e-olson/)

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> [ To my mind \[ Jonathan Edwards\] is an interesting figure because he is both a canonical Reformed thinker, and yet also someone… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oliver-d-crisp/to-my-mind-jonathan-edwards-is-an-interesting-figure-because-he-is/)

[Oliver D. Crisp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oliver-d-crisp/)

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> [Can any one deny that the old Israelites conceived Jahveh not only in the image of a man, but in that of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/can-any-one-deny-that-the-old-israelites-conceived-jahveh-not-only-in/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [“. . . the mysteries, on belief in which theology would hang the destinies of mankind, are cunningly devised fables whose origin…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-clodd/the-mysteries-on-belief-in-which-theology-would-hang-the-destinies-of/)

[Edward Clodd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-clodd/)

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> [Theology is just what you really think about God, and if you're going to do that, you'd better use your mind and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dallas-willard/theology-is-just-what-you-really-think-about-god-and-if-you-re-going/)

[Dallas Willard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dallas-willard/)

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> [If the main thing the next generations know about Jewish history is that we were persecuted and suffered, they will lose sight…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deborah-lipstadt/if-the-main-thing-the-next-generations-know-about-jewish-history-is/)

[Deborah Lipstadt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deborah-lipstadt/)

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> [When a denomination begins to consider doctrine divisive, theology troublesome, and convictions inconvenient, consider that denomination on its way to a well-deserved…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albert-mohler/when-a-denomination-begins-to-consider-doctrine-divisive-theology/)

[Albert Mohler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/albert-mohler/)

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