--- title: "9 William T. Cavanaugh Quotes - Famous Theologian" description: "American theologian... | William T. Cavanaugh is an American Catholic theologian known for his work in political theology and Christian ethics." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/03a/william-t-cavanaugh-44004_prayer_the-way-you-buy-has-a-lot-to-do-with-the_972324.jpg" --- # William T. Cavanaugh (1962) Theologian **9** quotes in **16** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet William T. Cavanaugh is a theologian. ## Quick Facts About William T. Cavanaugh Born January 1, 1962 Profession Theologian ## About William T. Cavanaugh American theologian... \| William T. Cavanaugh is an American Catholic theologian known for his work in political theology and Christian ethics. ## Quotes by William T. Cavanaugh > [“The way you buy has a lot to do with the way you worship and who you worship and what you worship.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-t-cavanaugh/the-way-you-buy-has-a-lot-to-do-with-the-way-you-worship-and-who-you/) [William T. Cavanaugh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-t-cavanaugh/) [Prayer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/prayer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/03a/william-t-cavanaugh-44004_prayer_the-way-you-buy-has-a-lot-to-do-with-the_972324.jpg) > [“In the ideology of the free market, freedom is conceived as the absence of interference from others. There are no common ends…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-t-cavanaugh/in-the-ideology-of-the-free-market-freedom-is-conceived-as-the/) [William T. Cavanaugh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-t-cavanaugh/) [Free market](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/free-market/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/931/william-t-cavanaugh-44004_free-market_in-the-ideology-of-the-free-market-freed_2937817.jpg) > [“To consume the Eucharist is an act of anticonsumption, for here to consume is to be consumed, to be taken up into…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-t-cavanaugh/to-consume-the-eucharist-is-an-act-of-anticonsumption-for-here-to/) [William T. Cavanaugh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-t-cavanaugh/) [Bread](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bread/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/150/william-t-cavanaugh-44004_bread_to-consume-the-eucharist-is-an-act-of-an_24002.jpg) > [“The key question in every transaction is whether or not the transaction contributes to the flourishing of each person involved, and this…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-t-cavanaugh/the-key-question-in-every-transaction-is-whether-or-not-the/) [William T. Cavanaugh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-t-cavanaugh/) [Human life](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/human-life/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fd7/william-t-cavanaugh-44004_human-life_the-key-question-in-every-transaction-is_1371519.jpg) > [“The key to true freedom is not just following whatever desires we happen to have, but cultivating the right desires. This means…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-t-cavanaugh/the-key-to-true-freedom-is-not-just-following-whatever-desires-we/) [William T. Cavanaugh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-t-cavanaugh/) [Freedom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/freedom/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e00/william-t-cavanaugh-44004_freedom_the-key-to-true-freedom-is-not-just-foll_180210.jpg) > [“When is a market free?" With regard to the first corollary identified above, freedom in Augustine's view is not simply the absence…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-t-cavanaugh/when-is-a-market-free-with-regard-to-the-first-corollary-identified/) [William T. Cavanaugh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-t-cavanaugh/) [Freedom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/freedom/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/89c/william-t-cavanaugh-44004_freedom_when-is-a-market-free-with-regard-to-the_276617.jpg) > [“This is the sense in which Augustine says "freedom of choice is not made void but established by grace, since grace heals…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-t-cavanaugh/this-is-the-sense-in-which-augustine-says-freedom-of-choice-is-not/) [William T. Cavanaugh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-t-cavanaugh/) [Freedom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/freedom/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ab7/william-t-cavanaugh-44004_freedom_this-is-the-sense-in-which-augustine-say_1626075.jpg) > [“According to Friedman, if individuals are voluntarily entering into exchanges from which both parties expect to benefit, then the market is free.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-t-cavanaugh/according-to-friedman-if-individuals-are-voluntarily-entering-into/) [William T. Cavanaugh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-t-cavanaugh/) [Capitalism](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/capitalism/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aa0/william-t-cavanaugh-44004_capitalism_according-to-friedman-if-individuals-are_2739324.jpg) > [“For Augustine, on the other hand, sin is not a power but a weakness. Augustine uses the metaphors of slavery and sickness…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-t-cavanaugh/for-augustine-on-the-other-hand-sin-is-not-a-power-but-a-weakness/) [William T. Cavanaugh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-t-cavanaugh/) [Free choice](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/free-choice/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c39/william-t-cavanaugh-44004_free-choice_for-augustine-on-the-other-hand-sin-is-n_2686030.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-t-cavanaugh/#itemlist", "name": "William T. Cavanaugh Quotes", "numberOfItems": 9, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“The way you buy has a lot to do with the way you worship and who you worship and what you worship.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "William T. 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