Beliefs Quote by Arne Klingenberg

The word "religion" beautifully defines itself, of course. It translates "to bind" from the Latin--"re" means back and "ligare" means to tie up. All…

— Timothy Leary

My Latin education teaches me that religion comes from religio, which means, 'to bind.' To bind with rope. And that's all it means. So…

— James Callis

The word religion literally means, in Latin, to link or bind together; and despite the vast variation in the world's religions, Wilson shows that…

— Jonathan Haidt

Religion comes from the word 're' or again and 'ligare' meaning to bind or tie back. The purpose of religion is to unite the…

— Alex Grey

“Religion really means to rejoin that which seems to be separate.”

— Charlotte Joko Beck

“The word “religion” has been hi-jacked and debased by the priests of faiths like these, until now it has become a dirty word amongst…

— Rodney Orpheus

“In the end, ethical interpretation of the Bible means to think critically about how our practices of textual engagement might help us to become…

— Walter Brueggemann

The word 'religion' takes on a sinister cast when one examines its root, religare, meaning 'to bind,' which in turn means 'to hold, to…

— Annie Laurie Gaylor

“Mysticism conceives something transcending experience; religion seeks glimpses of a better good or a worse evil than experience can give. Reincarnation need only extend…

— G.K. Chesterton

A revival of religion presupposes a declension.

— Charles Grandison Finney

“This realization is the first of many awakenings that have shaped my understanding of what religion means: Religion is our human response to the…

— John Buehrens

Religion may be defined thus: a belief in, and homage rendered to, existences unseen and causes unknown.

— Frances Wright