Theology Quotes · Page 9

“theology moves in the opposite direction of social theory,”

— James Davison Hunter

Sound theology should always lead us to doxology and transformation.

— Nancy Leigh DeMoss

“The Holy Scripture is Spirit-taught words.”

— Lailah Gifty Akita

Prayer turns theology into experience.

— Timothy Keller

The best theology is probably no theology; just love one another.

— Charles M. Schulz

When I say 'God' it is poetry and not theology

— John Haynes Holmes

“Everyone has gods. You just don't think they're gods.”

— Terry Pratchett

Theology, like fiction, is largely autobiographical.

— Frederick Buechner

The stupendous truth of the existence of a Heavenly Mother, as well as a Heavenly Father, became established facts in Mormon Theology.

— Milton R. Hunter

Tell me your doctrine of the Fall and I will tell you the state of your theology.

— R. A. Torrey

When ideology and theology couple, their offspring are not always bad but they are always blind.

— Bill Moyers

“I wanted that future officer to weigh decisions with a supple mind and to be comfortable with nuance and uncertainty. ”

— Craig M. Mullaney

“A philosopher is a blind man in a dark room looking for a black cat that isn't there. A theologian is the…

— Anonymous

Without action and fruit, all the theology in the world has little meaning.

— Francis Chan

Theology being the work of males, original sin was traced to the female.

— Barbara Tuchman

“The less theorizing you do about God, the more receptive you are to His inpouring.”

— Meister Eckhart

Natural Theology says not only look up and look out-it also says look down and look in, and you will find the…

— Christopher Dawson

“Setting the stage for the Tower of Babel, the author says that, while humanity had a mission to reflect God, it had…

— N.T. Wright

Even if nothing worse than wasted mental effort could be laid to the charge of theology, that alone ought to be sufficient…

— Lydia M. Child

“Our comfort in theological traditions should never usurp our desire for spiritual Truth. If we vigorously pursue the rituals rather than a…

— Jason Versey

“Theology is like assuming that there is a black cat in a dark room where in fact there is no black cat,…

— Bangambiki Habyarimana

“I do have a core theology though. It’s quite simple: God is love and He is always good. It’s my position on…

— Jason Clark

“God only has one Son whom He gave for all—so He and He alone must be the object of worship and the…

— Tim LaHaye

The only theology worth doing is that which inspires and transforms lives, that which empowers us to participate in creating, liberating, and…

— Carter Heyward

I refuse to turn to theology to justify the life or redeem it. There is a question always of the connection to…

— Stanley Kunitz

I'm not interested in being an intellectual or in being traditional, conventional. I'm not interested in having great wisdom. I'm not interested…

— Cecil Williams

“The real desire [of feminism] is to break away from rationalism, androcentrisim and all forms of philosophy and practices that discriminate against…

— Gerald O. West

There is a line from Dante that says, "The arrow seen before cometh less rudely." President John F. Kennedy put one aspect…

— Jeffrey R. Holland

“I recall the story of the philosopher and the theologian... The two were engaged in disputation and the theologian used the old…

— Julian Huxley

Science may be weird and incomprehensible--more weird and less comprehensible than any theology--but science works. It gets results. It can fly you…

— Richard Dawkins

“The apostle Paul often appears in Christian thought as the one chiefly responsible for the de-Judaization of the gospel and even for…

— Jaroslav Pelikan

I see a pattern, but my imagination cannot picture the maker of that pattern. I see a clock, but I cannot envision…

— Albert Einstein

“Theology leads through soteriology to eschatology.”

— Herman Bavinck

“Free gift of grace is the great mercy of God.”

— Lailah Gifty Akita

As long as we have a master in heaven, we will be slaves on earth.

— Mikhail Bakunin

“The real certificate is to know Jesus Christ.”

— Lailah Gifty Akita

“The holiness of the gospel softens the hardness of the heart.”

— Lailah Gifty Akita

Theology is taught by God, teaches God, and leads to God.

— Thomas Aquinas

“True preaching demonstrate the Spirit’s power.”

— Lailah Gifty Akita

“You don’t need a Master’s in Theology to love people.”

— D.R. Silva