Religion Quote by Ernest Kurtz

“Saints and mystics, revelations, origin myths, and heroes' journeys, as well as ethical and spiritual guidelines, speak to us from ancient times and far-flung…

— Sandra Harner

“I recalled the myth that I had once heard as a university student – thirty-six hidden saints in the world, all of them doing…

— Colum McCann

In both the Holy Land of the New Testament and the promised land of the Book of Mormon, [our Savior] spent considerable time teaching…

— M. Russell Ballard

If you read the stories of the great spiritual teachers of the past, we find that they have attained spiritual realization through a great…

— Rajiv Mehrotra

“The disciples of Jesus “found themselves thinking that if divine goodness were to manifest itself in human form, this (he) is how it would…

— Huston Smith

True spiritual knowledge has sometimes flourished most grandly in some who were without eloquence and almost illiterate. And this is very clearly shown by…

— John Cassian

“They teach us that human beings learn and absorb ideas and concepts through narrative, through stories, not through lessons or theoretical speeches. This is…

— Carlos Ruiz Zafón

“Interpreters package and then sell, rent, or impose upon us artificially flavored illusions of truth, salvation, enlightenment, and happiness that are built upon their…

— Doug Rose

“Take the Gospel parables: what are these stories, these narratives, if not powerful invitations to people to locate themselves within the situations of others,…

— Andrew Davison

“Either there is a teacher now teaching upon earth, guaranteed by Christ as the apostles were, or there is no possibility of knowing the…

— F.J. Sheed

“If professional religious leaders cannot instruct us in mythological lore, our artists and creative writers can perhaps step into this priestly role and bring…

— Karen Armstrong

“The teacher who walks in the shadow of the temple, among his followers, gives not of his wisdom but rather of his faith and…

— Kahlil Gibran