Accepted Quote by Ian MacKaye

“Conventional, organized religion, in its most decadent form, is an inert parody of the genuine religious experience as much as modern occult organizations are…

— Zeena Schreck

I am not so interested in religion or dogma of any kind. It is too restrictive for me, too organizational, too hierarchical, and too…

— Terry Tempest Williams

There was the torture of sermons, and that not a slight one, for I was very fond of them.

— Teresa of Avila

“. . . I realized with a growing and startling sense of clarity that the seminary was educating and training me for a world…

— Tim Keel

It is rare to find an established community of Christians that encourages radical expressions of following Jesus. The natural conservatism of institutions is deeply…

— Michael Spencer

“What a wonderful world it could be, when spiritual factions would choose to read sacred writings as colorful metaphors and not as bloody declarations…

— Erik Pevernagie

Seminary also introduced me to the historical study of Jesus and Christian origins. I learned from my professors and the readings they assigned that…

— Marcus Borg

The Christianity of the St Stephen's College I remember was atmospheric (how we loved the chapel, the choir and the Cross), cultural and entirely…

— Barkha Dutt

“Where's your church?" "We're standing in it." "But this is a bookstore and it's a Friday." "Yes, but you might also choose to see…

— Forrest Church

I would like the church to be a place where the questions of people are honored rather than a place where we have all…

— John Shelby Spong

I grew up in the church, and I always kind of knew Bible stories and knew the Sunday school answers, but when I was…

— Jeremy Lin

I guess what attracted me about the philosophy aspect was that it was realistic. It didn't go off into the realm of imagination land,…

— Brad Warner