The wrong question to ask of a myth is whether it is true or false. The right question is whether it is living or dead, whether it still speaks to our condition. — Richard Holloway Copy Share Image
The wrong question to ask of a myth is whether it is true or false. The right question is whether it is living or… — Richard Holloway Copy Share Image
God is waiting eagerly to respond with new strength to each little act of self-control, small disciplines of prayer, feeble searching after him. And… — Richard Holloway Copy Share Image
“We know you are going to be enthralled by the mystery of sexuality, which is hardly surprising since it is the energy of life… — Richard Holloway Copy Share Image
The institutions that claim to represent God, when they are not ignored altogether, are treated like other human institutions that have to earn their… — Richard Holloway Copy Share Image
“Hannah Arendt scorned this preoccupation with death and proposed a new symbolism that emphasized not the inevitability of our dying, but the actuality of… — Richard Holloway Copy Share Image
“We will go on producing myths, ways of explaining ourselves to ourselves but, like everything else about us, they are in constant transition and… — Richard Holloway Copy Share Image
The use of God in moral debate is so problematic as to be almost worthless. — Richard Holloway Copy Share Image
“All theology is a doomed but necessary attempt to express the inexpressible. God is the elusive mystery we try to capture and convey in… — Richard Holloway Copy Share Image
Simplicity, clarity, singleness: These are the attributes that give our lives power and vividness and joy as they are also the marks of great… — Richard Holloway Copy Share Image
“Christian theological history is filled with stories of groups who have developed theories of the election of themselves to salvation and the damnation of… — Richard Holloway Copy Share Image
When true forgiveness happens it is one of the most astonishing and liberating of the human experience. — Richard Holloway Copy Share Image
There are many strengths in modern society, but one of its weaknesses is the breakdown of many of the old structures and networks that… — Richard Holloway Copy Share Image
When a popular phenomenon reaches the cover of 'Time,' it is already out of fashion. — Richard Holloway Copy Share Image
“One of the most important elements in the evolution of human institutions is the emergence of the difficult customer within the system itself, the… — Richard Holloway Copy Share Image
“Truth is rarely simple and seldom obvious, which is why mature institutions recognise the importance of conflict and disagreement. Christianity was born in conflict,… — Richard Holloway Copy Share Image
