Mending Quote by Miroslav Volf Download Open image “Theology is not only about understanding the world; it is about mending the world.” — Miroslav Volf ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.2 out of 5 (10 ratings) Copy quoteShare Mending Theology Understanding Understanding the world World
The world's theology is easy to define. It is the view that human beings are basically good, that no one is really lost, that… — James Montgomery Boice Copy Share Image
Theology is faith seeking understanding, but understanding is more than theoretical. If we really grasp who and where we are as disciples, we should… — Kevin Vanhoozer Copy Share Image
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Theology is that discipline whereby we stop talking nonsense about God. — Herbert McCabe Copy Share Image
Theology is not what we know about God, but what we do not know about Nature. — Robert Green Ingersoll Copy Share Image
“…Theology, as revealed in Scripture, supplies the categories for people to understand their own experience. Theology is the standard by which people should measure… — Jeremy Pierre Copy Share Image
“While we like to think that our theology shapes our understanding of the world, our understanding of the world often shapes our theology. The… — Craig Detweiler Copy Share Image
Theology is a part of our lives. It's unavoidable. A thoughtless theology guides our lives with just as much force as a thoughtful and… — Dallas Willard Copy Share Image
“Theology is something that is learned, lived, sung, preached, and renewed through the dynamic interaction between God and his people.” — Michael F. Bird Copy Share Image
Theology is a serious quest for the true knowledge of God, undertaken in response to His self-revelation, illumined by Christian tradition, manifesting a rational… — John Stott Copy Share Image
Theology is simply that part of religion that requires brains. — Gilbert K. Chesterton Copy Share Image
“If forgiveness does take place it will be but an echo of the forgiveness granted by the just and loving God-- the only forgiveness… — Miroslav Volf Copy Share Image
Christians believe that there will be a Judgment Day at the end. And it is my belief that on that day justice will be… — Miroslav Volf Copy Share Image
If I say, 'I forgive you,' I have implicitly said you have done something wrong to me. But what forgiveness is at its heart… — Miroslav Volf Copy Share Image
Every word and every deed, every thought and every gesture, even the simple act of paying attention can be a gift and therefore an… — Miroslav Volf Copy Share Image
“...first we should not seek to derive the content of gender identity by mirroring God, because any femininity or masculinity we may find in… — Miroslav Volf Copy Share Image
After my engagement with Muslim friends, I pray more than I used to pray. My prayer life has been enriched by my encounter with… — Miroslav Volf Copy Share Image
The difference between justice and forgiveness: To be just is to condemn the fault and, because of the fault, to condemn the doer as… — Miroslav Volf Copy Share Image
For many Americans, Osama bin Laden is the paradigmatic Muslim, an absurd conviction for anyone who has lived with Muslims. — Miroslav Volf Copy Share Image
The goal of pursuit of justice must not simply be that justice happens but that reconciliation also happens. — Miroslav Volf Copy Share Image
If we can exit a relationship, pressure to reconcile lessens; if we must live with those who have wronged us, we are pushed to… — Miroslav Volf Copy Share Image
For Christians, faith is a precious good, the most valuable personal and social resource. When it is left untapped, the common good suffers -… — Miroslav Volf Copy Share Image
But there is a different between mending someone who's broken and finding someone who makes you complete. — Jodi Picoult Copy Share Image
“And, I just can't shake this feeling I have when I'm around him. The chemistry, The electricity I feel when he's close to me… — J.B. McGee Copy Share Image
“Smile. Smile until all that's left are the pieces of your broken heart that are slowly fixing itself.” — Ammiel Josiah Osia Monterde Copy Share Image
I felt shame - I see this clearly, now - at the instinctive recognition in myself of an awful enfeebling fatalism, a sense that… — Joseph O'Neill Copy Share Image
For God to mend your broken heart you must give him ALL the pieces. You can't hold any back. — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
Happy are they that hear their detractions, and can put them to mending. — William Shakespeare Copy Share Image
“Never sever ties with a family member you once loved. Each of you might be on different spiritual paths, but both trails are leading… — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
“You look…” he shook his head looking her up and down, “You look delicious. If I don’t get you out of here, I’m going… — J.B. McGee Copy Share Image
The Court's decision reflects the philosophy that judges should endure whatever interpretive distortions it takes in order to correct a supposed flaw in the… — Antonin Scalia Copy Share Image
