--- title: "4 Van Steenwyk, Mark Quotes" description: "Van Steenwyk, Mark has 4 quotes on SMS4Smile. Browse their most insightful sayings." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1be/van-steenwyk-mark-72071_quote_despite-our-images-of-god-i-m-not-sure-t_1083604.jpg" --- # Van Steenwyk, Mark **4** quotes in **7** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet ## Quotes by Van Steenwyk, Mark > [“Despite our images of God, I’m not sure that God is interested in either hierarchy or control. For where the President of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/van-steenwyk-mark/despite-our-images-of-god-i-m-not-sure-that-god-is-interested-in/) [Van Steenwyk, Mark](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/van-steenwyk-mark/) [Jesus Calls](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/jesus-calls/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1be/van-steenwyk-mark-72071_quote_despite-our-images-of-god-i-m-not-sure-t_1083604.jpg) > [“Just like Jesus’ call to turn the other cheek recognizes that, under normal circumstances, one would hit back. To refrain from violence…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/van-steenwyk-mark/just-like-jesus-call-to-turn-the-other-cheek-recognizes-that-under/) [Van Steenwyk, Mark](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/van-steenwyk-mark/) [Christianity](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/christianity/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/be4/van-steenwyk-mark-72071_christianity_just-like-jesus-call-to-turn-the-other-c_1634186.jpg) > [“Just as the Anabaptists were scorned by Protestants and Catholics alike, anarchism been dismissed equally by the political Left and Right in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/van-steenwyk-mark/just-as-the-anabaptists-were-scorned-by-protestants-and-catholics/) [Van Steenwyk, Mark](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/van-steenwyk-mark/) [Left and right](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/left-and-right/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d68/van-steenwyk-mark-72071_left-and-right_just-as-the-anabaptists-were-scorned-by_2455275.jpg) > [“One of the central challenges of forging peace, justice and freedom in our time is to experiment with political models that promote…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/van-steenwyk-mark/one-of-the-central-challenges-of-forging-peace-justice-and-freedom-in/) [Van Steenwyk, Mark](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/van-steenwyk-mark/) [Freedom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/freedom/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/47a/van-steenwyk-mark-72071_freedom_one-of-the-central-challenges-of-forging_3173173.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/van-steenwyk-mark/#itemlist", "name": "Van Steenwyk, Mark Quotes", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Despite our images of God, I’m not sure that God is interested in either hierarchy or control. 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