People Quote by Edward Gibbon

“The various modes of worship, which prevailed in the Roman world, were all considered by the people, as equally true; by the philosopher, as…

— Edward Gibbon

“The various modes of worship, which prevailed in the Roman world, were all considered by the people, as equally true; by the philosopher, as…

— Edward Gibbon

The policy of the emperors and the senate, as far as it concerned religion, was happily seconded by the reflections of the enlightened, and…

— Edward Gibbon

"Religions" of the Roman world varied. Most of it was ritual practices. There were periodic occasions when cities honored their guardian deities with sacrifices…

— Larry Hurtado

In all the disputes which have excited Christians against each other, Rome has invariably decided in favor of that opinion which tended most towards…

— Voltaire

You will notice that in all disputes between Christians since the birth of the Church, Rome has always favored the doctrine which most completely…

— Voltaire

The manly pride of the Romans, content with substantial power, had left to the vanity of the East the forms and ceremonies of ostentatious…

— Edward Gibbon

True worship leads to a more full knowledge of self, God, heaven, duty, doctrine, practice and experience.

— J. C. Ryle

“Worship is Political Science 101. In every worship service, the Christian ekklesia is renewed in her unique story and language, her unique political experience…

— Peter J. Leithart

Christians believe that true worship is the highest and noblest activity of which man, by the grace of God, is capable.

— John Stott

“The dialectic of antiquity tended towards leadership (the great individual and the masses--the free man and the slaves); so far the dialectic of Christendom…

— Søren Kierkegaard

“If there is one fable, which would seem entitled to escape the analysis, which we have undertaken of religious poems and sacred legends, by…

— Anonymous