Theological Quotes

189 Theological quotes by 146 unique authors

At present, too much theological thinking is very human-centered. — John Polkinghorne
Of course, nobody would deny the importance of human beings for theological thinking, but the time span of history that theologians think about is a… — John Polkinghorne
The man who has struggled bravely with the passions of the body, has fought ably against unclean spirits, and has expelled from his soul the… — Maximus the Confessor
Our purpose is simply to ask how theological principles can be shown to have usable secular analogues that throw light upon the nature of language. — Kenneth Burke
I believe you have to keep the theological standard high; the Lord said, 'Be perfect,' and the leaders have to be striving for that standard… — Adrian Rogers
As liberty and intelligence have increased the people have more and more revolted against the theological dogmas that contradict common sense and wound the tenderest… — Catharine Beecher
Truths are not truths to you unless you realize them within yourself. Without realization, they are just ideas. For spiritual perception, spiritual consciousness, lies not… — Paramahansa Yogananda
I perceive two things in Scotland of the most fearful omen: ignorance of theological truth, and a readiness to pride themselves in and boast of… — Edward Irving
On a small scale, person-to-person, Jesus encountered the kinds of suffering common to all of us. And how did he respond? Avoiding philosophical theories and… — Philip Yancey
I enjoy ritual and ceremony. What I don't like is when it's badly done or sloppily done. This is actually a theological issue - the… — Peter Hollingworth
We are altering the most basic forces of the planet's surface - the content of the sunlight, the temperature and aridity - and that brings… — Bill McKibben
Those who take refuge behind theological barbed wire fences, quite often wish they could have more freedom of thought, but fear the change to the… — Luther Burbank
There is a species of moral, legal, and social modernism which we condemn, no less decidedly than we condemn theological modernism. — Pope Pius XI
To understand a Bible text it takes an act of the Holy Spirit equal to the act that inspired the text in the first place.… — Aiden Wilson Tozer
Divinity for the sake of the simple-minded is beautiful. Those theological assertions you write, say, or live by that you later feel foolish about, it… — Criss Jami
There is a difference between criticizing people and criticizing a people's uninformed ideals. That is, unless one defines himself or others by their ideals, then… — Criss Jami
Religious discord has lost her sting; the cumbrous weapons of theological warfare are antiquated: the field of politics supplies the alchymists of our times with… — John Quincy Adams
But now it's kind of a given that a 15-year-old would have a record deal and sell a quarter of a million records. No one's… — Amy Grant
I do not have deep theological understanding or opinion, but I do not read the Bible as the literal word of God. — Anne Lamott
A commodity appears at first sight an extremely obvious, trivial thing. But its analysis brings out that it is a very strange thing, abounding in… — Karl Marx
Extremists often derive their inspiration from literal interpretations of texts that should rightly be read not as Associated Press reports from the ancient world, but… — Jon Meacham
Given that sexual orientation is innate and that we are all, in theological terms, children of God, to deny access to some sacraments based on… — Jon Meacham
Theologians have a great problem because they're seeking to speak about God. Since God is the ground of everything that is, there's a sense in… — John Polkinghorne
I have long said there are three distinct groups under the GOP's tent: theological warriors, who want to impose their social views on the rest… — Eliot Spitzer
God has hardwired me to thoroughly enjoy and be sharpened by good and friendly theological discussion about the gospel. — Tullian Tchividjian

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