Quote by Brian D. McLaren

Why is it that the choice among churches always seems to be the choice between intelligence on ice and ignorance on fire?

— Diana Butler Bass

“Anti-intellectualism remains strongly entrenched in many parts of the church, but it is grounded in fear, not in faith. (p. 19)”

— Robin R. Meyers

“Persecution is an enemy the Church has met and mastered many times. Indifference could prove to be a far more dangerous foe.”

— Brother Andrew

“Faith succeeds where intelligence says: "No way!”

— Gavriil Stiharul

“faith in the intellect...is the only faith yet sanctioned by its fruits”

— George Santayana

“Christians should be cultural and intellectual thermostats, exulting in opposition, iconoclasm,and balancing insights.”

— Gene Edward Veith Jr

“A knowledge of the truth depends not so much upon strength of intellect as upon pureness of purpose, the simplicity of an earnest, dependent…

— Ellen G. White

“We have come to the wisdom era of the Church, where incontestable results become our evidence.”

— David O. Oyedepo

“Every church became a theatre, where orators, instead of church teachers, harangued, caring not to instruct the people, but striving to attract admiration, to…

— Christopher Hitchens

“The church has never been asked to explain anything, our speciality, along with ballistics, has always been the neutralisation of the overly curious mind…

— José Saramago

“Faith was praiseworthy, but should be seasoned with intelligence.”

— Dave Duncan

“The top 10% of the people who are most creative, constructive and thoughtful, do not have much to do with churches. To them the…

— Joseph Fletcher