The capacity for the accomplishment of religious virtuosos the "intellectual sacrifice" is the decisive characteristic of the positively religious man. That this… — Max Weber Copy Share Image
“According to Benedict's scheme, the community reads through... the entire book of Psalms every week. The monks are therefore exposed... to all… — Richard H. Schmidt Copy Share Image
Only men of moral and mental force, of a patriotic regard for the relationship of the two races, can be of real… — Fannie Barrier Williams Copy Share Image
I think that the Bible as literature should be a compulsory part of the national curriculum.. you can't understand English literature and… — Richard Dawkins Copy Share Image
“For when man is faced with a curse he answers, "I'll take care of my problems." And he puts everything to work… — Jacques Ellul Copy Share Image
Christianity, if it is to triumph over pantheism, must absorb it. To our pusillanimous eyes Jesus would have borne the marks of… — Henri Frederic Amiel Copy Share Image
“The Bible assumes that we do not know instinctively how to talk with God but rather need some help with knowing how… — John E. Goldingay Copy Share Image
“In the scientific community, the adjective ‘theological’ is some- times used pejoratively to refer to a vague or ill-formulated belief. I believe… — John Polkinghorne Copy Share Image
I did not learn my theology all at once, but had to search constantly deeper and deeper for it. My temptations did… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
“Theology does not thrive in the world of action and reaction, change: it grows on calm, like the scum on a stagnant… — John Gardner Copy Share Image
Oddly enough, my favorite genre is not fiction. I'm attracted by primary sources that are relevant to historical questions of interest to… — Marilynne Robinson Copy Share Image
You see, my Lord Archbishop, what is "dubious" about my theology is not that it contradicts particular doctrinal teachings, things are much… — Eugen Drewermann Copy Share Image
“What does it mean to be human, to continue to live as human, to remain _faithful_ to the Divine while living in… — Namsoon Kang Copy Share Image
The Resurrection of Jesus is...a symbol of hope...I don't see how you can show love...without being in solidarity with the victims of… — Jon Sobrino Copy Share Image
If a theology student in lowa should get up at a PTA luncheon in Sioux City and attack the President's military policy,… — Spiro T. Agnew Copy Share Image
Many years ago I was driven to the conclusion that the two major causes of most emotional problems among evangelical Christians are… — David Seamands Copy Share Image
I whispered to Dad during Rosh Hashanah services, "Do you believe in God?" "Not really," he said. "No." "Then why do we… — Jonathan Tropper Copy Share Image
“People were no longer concerned with understanding what a text said or what a thing was from the aspect of its fulfillment,… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
When I say God it is poetry and not theology. Nothing that any theologian has written about God has helped me much,… — John Haynes Holmes Copy Share Image
To discover the true principles of morality, men have no need of theology, of revelation, or of gods. They need but common… — Jean Meslier Copy Share Image
The religion of the future will be a cosmic religion. It should transcend a personal God and avoid dogmas and theology. Covering… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
When you say Yes to God unconditionally, you have no idea how far this Yes is going to take you. Certainly farther… — Hans Urs von Balthasar Copy Share Image
“Once, long ago, Jesus had called her name, breaking through the darkness of her oppression to set her free from the seven… — Sherri Gragg Copy Share Image
It can be a good thing if deeper theology, or philosophy, only makes one more uncertain. It may lead to a healthy… — Criss Jami Copy Share Image
“I bleed on paper, they think it's poetry. I cry for tolerance, they call it philosophy. I reject prejudice, they call it… — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
“The theology of the cross is not a cerebral thing; it profoundly affects our Christian experience and existence, making demands upon our… — Carl R. Trueman Copy Share Image
Isn't it sad, that in a time when we face so many devastating problems - poverty, HIV/AIDS, war and conflict - that… — Desmond Tutu Copy Share Image
There is nothing more negative than the result of the critical study of the life of Jesus. The Jesus of Nazareth who… — Albert Schweitzer Copy Share Image
Wherefore all theology, when separated from Christ, is not only vain and confused, but is also mad, deceitful, and spurious; for, though… — John Calvin Copy Share Image
There's a stronger and more kind of controversial element of Plotinus' view of matter, which is that he actually identifies it with… — Peter Adamson Copy Share Image
“Though I cannot entirely agree with you in supposing that extreme study has been the cause of my late indisposition, I must… — Augustus Toplady Copy Share Image
“Initially, the God of the Old Testament might seem overwhelming and domineering to you, or tyrannical, or perhaps even evil, which is… — Criss Jami Copy Share Image
“Many beginners also at times possess great spiritual avarice. They hardly ever seem content with the spirit God gives them. They become… — Juan de la Cruz Copy Share Image
“Didn't Chains tell you about the Golden Theological Principle?" "The what?" "The single congruent aspect of every known religion. The one shared,… — Scott Lynch Copy Share Image
In the decade of the 1980s, a massive and comprehensive study of religion in American life was undertaken by the Gallup organization.… — R. C. Sproul Copy Share Image
If we look at it more from a philosophical standpoint, these foundations of atheism and secular humanism believe that you are your… — Ted Cruz Copy Share Image
So Marxism, Freudianism: any one of these things I think is an irrational cult. They're theology, so they're whatever you think of… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
“Nothing can be rightly known, if God be not known; nor is any study well managed, nor to any great purpose, if… — Richard Baxter Copy Share Image
“Worldliness proposes objectives which demand no radical breach with man's fallen nature; it judges the importance of things by the present and… — Iain Murray Copy Share Image
I say that creeds, dogmas, and theologies are inventions of the mind. It is the nature of the mind to make sense… — Howard Thurman Copy Share Image
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