"The Christian image of God is that of……" — Rodney Stark

"The Christian image of God is that of a rational being who believes in human progress."

— Rodney Stark

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24 Quotes by Rodney Stark

Rodney Stark has 24 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

Marines I see as two breeds, Rottweilers or Dobermans, because Marines come in two varieties, big and mean, or skinny…
Not only were science and religion compatible, they were inseparable--th e rise of science was achieved by deeply religious Christian…
For one, thing, the media are dominated by the irreligious. So are universities.
America is an unusually religious nation.
It can be demonstrated that in any society there is a distribution of religious tastes and concerns.
It seems that not being religious is a form of risk-taking, consistent with other patterns of short-sighted behaviour in men.
Many people who say they have no religion are simply saying they have no official religious affiliation. They may actually…
Theology is in disrepute among most Western intellectuals. The word is taken to mean a passe form of religious thinking…
Although it has been fashionable to deny it, anti-slavery doctrines began to appear in Christian theology soon after the decline…
Far too long, historians have accepted the claim that the conversion of the Emperor Constantine (ca. 285-337) caused the triumph…
The success of the West, including the rise of science, rested entirely on religious foundations, and the people who brought…
That new technologies and techniques would be forthcoming was a fundamental article of Christian faith. Hence, no bishops or theologians…

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All works of art are commissioned in the sense that no artist can create one by a simple act of… — Wystan Hugh Auden
Deep down, no one really believes they have a right to live. But this death sentence generally stays tucked away,… — Jean Baudrillard
A man must be both stupid and uncharitable who believes there is no virtue or truth but on his own… — Joseph Addison
Islam believes in many prophets, and Al Quran is nothing but a confirmation of the old Scriptures. — Annie Besant
Inventor: A person who makes an ingenious arrangement of wheels, levers and springs, and believes it civilization. — Ambrose Bierce
What is a democrat? One who believes that the republicans have ruined the country. What is a republican? One who… — Ambrose Bierce
But I am an optimist about Britain; and the difference between an optimist and a pessimist is not that the… — Tony Blair
If there is anybody in this land who thoroughly believes that the meek shall inherit the earth they have not… — W. E. B. Du Bois
Only he who believes is obedient and only he who is obedient believes. — Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Who so loves believes the impossible. — Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Every man at the bottom of his heart believes that he is a born detective. — John Buchan
No one has proof that I know of, that a higher power exists, yet a major portion of the world… — Sandra Bullock

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