Adherents Quote by George Packer

“Religions are all living faiths and their essence does not consist in their externals such as rituals, methods of prayer, ceremonies, etc. It rather…

— Kedar Nath Tiwari

A religion is a unified system of beliefs and practices relative to sacred things, that is to say, things set apart and forbidden-beliefs and…

— Emile Durkheim

A belief is made religious, not so much by its content, as rather by the way it is held.

— Don Cupitt

By religion I mean a set of beliefs held as dogmas, dominating the conduct of life, going beyond or contrary to evidence, and inculcated…

— Bertrand Russell

RELIGION: A set of beliefs held as dogmas, dominating the conduct of life, going beyond or contrary to evidence, and inculcated by methods which…

— Bertrand Russell

Religion is the fruit of the Spirit, a Christian character, a true life.

— Henry Ward Beecher

Religion is a primitive form of philosophy, [the] attempt to offer a comprehensive view of reality.

— Ayn Rand

Most religions live from a narrative that shapes their relationship with the divine other, God or the gods, and with the human other, the…

— Timothy Radcliffe

Religion is such a belief of the Bible as maintains a living influence on the heart.

— Richard Cecil

I do not call it religion so long as it is confined to books and dogmas.

— Swami Vivekananda

“A religion is really a moral code that is expressed through legends, myths or any type of literary device in order to establish a…

— Carlos Ruiz Zafón

Religion is (a) a pre-scientific system of explanation and technology; (b) a source of meaning, direction and emotional expression in life; (c) a means…

— Max More