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> [Indians, of course, have no "theology," and indeed no word for the system of credulity in which the white priests arrange for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sinclair-lewis/indians-of-course-have-no-theology-and-indeed-no-word-for-the-system/)

[Sinclair Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sinclair-lewis/)

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> [“Woe to you experts in the law, because you have taken away the key to knowledge. You yourselves have not entered, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lailah-gifty-akita/woe-to-you-experts-in-the-law-because-you-have-taken-away-the-key-to/)

[Lailah Gifty Akita](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lailah-gifty-akita/)

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> [“Every Christian must strive to arrive at beliefs about God that faithfully reflect the realities of his or her life and experience,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dallas-willard/every-christian-must-strive-to-arrive-at-beliefs-about-god-that/)

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

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> [“Cosmopolitan theology affirms and radicalizes the belief that the Divine creates each and every human being as equal to every one else…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/namsoon-kang/cosmopolitan-theology-affirms-and-radicalizes-the-belief-that-the/)

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

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> [As an undergraduate, I took a theology course titled Religion as Writing. If writing can be considered a form of faith, then…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dinaw-mengestu/as-an-undergraduate-i-took-a-theology-course-titled-religion-as/)

[Dinaw Mengestu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dinaw-mengestu/)

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> [“Because the brain does not possess robust ‘fault detectors’, the brain will just as easily encode irrational thoughts and beliefs just as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-goedken/because-the-brain-does-not-possess-robust-fault-detectors-the-brain/)

[Brian Goedken](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-goedken/)

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> [“It is because baptism is a real insertion of human beings into the ascended manhood of Christ that the Church is Christ's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/e-l-mascall/it-is-because-baptism-is-a-real-insertion-of-human-beings-into-the/)

E.L. Mascall

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> [Life isn't like a book. Life isn't logical or sensible or orderly. Life is a mess most of the time. And theology…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-caleb-colton/life-isn-t-like-a-book-life-isn-t-logical-or-sensible-or-orderly-life/)

[Charles Caleb Colton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-caleb-colton/)

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> [“Fusing the doctrines of Plotinus and Proclus with the creeds and beliefs of Christianity, Dionysius the Pseudo-Areopagite combined the Neo-Platonic conviction of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erwin-panofsky/fusing-the-doctrines-of-plotinus-and-proclus-with-the-creeds-and/)

erwin panofsky

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> [“I think more people would stay active in church, if they didn't get so offended by the actions of members. Sometimes, you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shannon-l-alder/i-think-more-people-would-stay-active-in-church-if-they-didn-t-get-so/)

[Shannon L. Alder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shannon-l-alder/)

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> [If your understanding of the divine made you kinder, more empathetic, and impelled you to express sympathy in concrete acts of loving-kindness,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karen-armstrong/if-your-understanding-of-the-divine-made-you-kinder-more-empathetic/)

[Karen Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/karen-armstrong/)

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> [“The theology of the average colored church is basing itself far too much upon 'Hell and Damnation'—upon an attempt to scare people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/w-e-b-du-bois-2/the-theology-of-the-average-colored-church-is-basing-itself-far-too-2/)

[W.E.B. Du Bois](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/w-e-b-du-bois-2/)

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> [We’re seeking — imperfectly at every turn, no doubt — an incarnational theology, a theology that brings radical good news of great…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-d-mclaren/we-re-seeking-imperfectly-at-every-turn-no-doubt-an-incarnational/)

[Brian D. McLaren](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-d-mclaren/)

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> [So we didn't get the denominations and the separate congregations really till about into Civil War time. What's happened then, of course,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-emerson/so-we-didn-t-get-the-denominations-and-the-separate-congregations/)

[Michael Emerson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-emerson/)

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> [“Hence it's funny to read in the New York Times that liberal Catholic activists are pushing for a change in Church teaching…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-zmirak/hence-it-s-funny-to-read-in-the-new-york-times-that-liberal-catholic/)

John Zmirak

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> [“As sinners we are like addicts - addicted to ourselves and our own projects. The theology of glory simply seeks to give…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gerhard-o-forde/as-sinners-we-are-like-addicts-addicted-to-ourselves-and-our-own/)

Gerhard O. Forde

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> [I would support peaceful co-existence between religion and science because they concern different domains. Anyone who takes theology seriously knows that it's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-rees/i-would-support-peaceful-co-existence-between-religion-and-science/)

[Martin Rees](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-rees/)

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> [“We need theology in addition to Scripture because God has authorized teaching in the church, and because we need that teaching to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-m-frame/we-need-theology-in-addition-to-scripture-because-god-has-authorized/)

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

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> [Theology is in disrepute among most Western intellectuals. The word is taken to mean a passe form of religious thinking that embraces…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rodney-stark/theology-is-in-disrepute-among-most-western-intellectuals-the-word-is/)

[Rodney Stark](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rodney-stark/)

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> [“A theology that cannot be sung is not worth having… Authentic Christian faith is not merely believed. Nor is it merely acted…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/reggie-m-kidd/a-theology-that-cannot-be-sung-is-not-worth-having-authentic/)

Reggie M. Kidd

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> [It's a difficult thing to describe theology, what it means and how it disciplines thinking. Certainly, theology is the level at which…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marilynne-robinson/it-s-a-difficult-thing-to-describe-theology-what-it-means-and-how-it/)

[Marilynne Robinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marilynne-robinson/)

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> [“If the first Adam was formed from dust, and the second conceived of Spirit and born of woman, then the coming of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paule-patterson/if-the-first-adam-was-formed-from-dust-and-the-second-conceived-of/)

[Paule Patterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paule-patterson/)

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> [“Faith includes both an immediate awareness of something unconditional and the courage to take the risk of uncertainty upon itself. Faith says…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-tillich/faith-includes-both-an-immediate-awareness-of-something-unconditional/)

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

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> [“Theology isn't what drove them to their...theology." author writes on dealing with the embittering experience of those who protect a wounded place…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-stanley/theology-isn-t-what-drove-them-to-their-theology-author-writes-on/)

[Andy Stanley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-stanley/)

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> [Theology moves back and forth between two poles, the eternal truth of its foundations and the temporal situation in which the eternal…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-tillich/theology-moves-back-and-forth-between-two-poles-the-eternal-truth-of/)

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

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> [A theology which is not based on revelation as a given reality but treats God as an idea would be as mad…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hannah-arendt/a-theology-which-is-not-based-on-revelation-as-a-given-reality-but/)

[Hannah Arendt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hannah-arendt/)

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> [The fact is that the truth of harmony and human brotherhood derives not from an absorbed trance but from an awakened prajñâ…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ram-swarup/the-fact-is-that-the-truth-of-harmony-and-human-brotherhood-derives/)

Ram Swarup

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> [We have Christians against Muslims against Jews, and no matter how liberal your theology, merely identifying yourself as a Christian or a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-harris/we-have-christians-against-muslims-against-jews-and-no-matter-how/)

[Sam Harris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-harris/)

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> [Theology is but a science of applied to God. As schools change theology must necessarily change. Truth is everlasting, but our ideas…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-ward-beecher/theology-is-but-a-science-of-applied-to-god-as-schools-change/)

[Henry Ward Beecher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-ward-beecher/)

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> [“Nowhere in the bible did it say, “Only show compassion and empathy to those you can trust.” If we did that, we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shannon-l-alder/nowhere-in-the-bible-did-it-say-only-show-compassion-and-empathy-to/)

[Shannon L. Alder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shannon-l-alder/)

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> [Grace is not a theology. It is not a subject matter. It is not a doctrine. It is a person, and his…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-prince/grace-is-not-a-theology-it-is-not-a-subject-matter-it-is-not-a/)

[Joseph Prince](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-prince/)

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> [You mean 'Injustice Sunday II', ... is using religion to alienate people rather than to bring people together. It has more to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-mcdonald/you-mean-injustice-sunday-ii-is-using-religion-to-alienate-people/)

Tim McDonald

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> [What has 'theology' ever said that is of the smallest use to anybody? When has 'theology' ever said anything that is demonstrably…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-dawkins/what-has-theology-ever-said-that-is-of-the-smallest-use-to-anybody/)

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

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> [We read, we hear, we believe a good theology of grace. But that’s not the way we live. The good news of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-seamands/we-read-we-hear-we-believe-a-good-theology-of-grace-but-that-s-not/)

[David Seamands](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-seamands/)

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> [“Nowhere in the definition of Religion is there a mandate for religions to self-challenge or revamp their theological positions based on new…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-goedken/nowhere-in-the-definition-of-religion-is-there-a-mandate-for/)

[Brian Goedken](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-goedken/)

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> [When religious believers invoke miracles and acts of creation ex nihilo, that is the end of the search for them, whereas for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-shermer/when-religious-believers-invoke-miracles-and-acts-of-creation-ex/)

[Michael Shermer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-shermer/)

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> [I believe that many who find that "nothing happens" when they sit down, or kneel down, to a book of devotion, would…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/i-believe-that-many-who-find-that-nothing-happens-when-they-sit-down/)

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

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> [In too many modern churches there is no emphasis on theology at all. There is a kind of justification by works or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robertson-davies/in-too-many-modern-churches-there-is-no-emphasis-on-theology-at-all/)

[Robertson Davies](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robertson-davies/)

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> [“We imagine that our theological/conceptual systems are the means by which we know God as God is. I truly believe that such…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-keel/we-imagine-that-our-theological-conceptual-systems-are-the-means-by/)

[Tim Keel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-keel/)

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> [“Theology is practical: especially now. In the old days, when there was less education and discussion, perhaps it was possible to get…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/c-s-lewis-2/theology-is-practical-especially-now-in-the-old-days-when-there-was/)

[C.S. Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/c-s-lewis-2/)

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                        "text": "“I think more people would stay active in church, if they didn't get so offended by the actions of members. Sometimes, you have to view places of worship as free mental health clinics, in order to deal with the piety or hypocrisy. Parishioners are a wounded souls in various stages of healing, who are being treated by angels, with credentials from the University of Hard Knocks. Some take their therapy seriously and try to practice what they learned. Yet, others down the sacrament like a healing dose of Prozac, with no other effort required. When you keep this in mind, you won't feel so annoyed by the personalities you encounter.”",
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                        "text": "If your understanding of the divine made you kinder, more empathetic, and impelled you to express sympathy in concrete acts of loving-kindness, this was good theology. But if your notion of God made you unkind, belligerent, cruel, of self-righteous, or if it led you to kill in God's name, it was bad theology.",
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                        "text": "“Hence it's funny to read in the New York Times that liberal Catholic activists are pushing for a change in Church teaching on issues relating to -- well, let's admit it, sex. Nobody is out there demanding the popes revisit the condemnation of Jansenism (don't ask), or settle the question of whether divine grace is or isn't resistable. No, journalists want to know what the Church thinks about whether one person should poke another and, if so, where, when, and how. What liberal Catholics and the journalists who love them are really asking for isfor the Church to admit that it was teaching a set of harsh, repressive errors for nineteen centuries and that now it is very, very sorry.”",
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