“The faith of a church or of a nation is an adequate faith only when it inspires and enables people to give of their time and energy to shape the various institutions - social, economic, and political - of the common life.” PeopleGivingPoliticalFaithEnergyNationsSocialChurchCommonEconomicInspireShapesInstitutionsVariousAdequateTime And EnergyCommon Life Book:On being human religiously: selected essays in religion and society Source: On being human religiously: selected essays in religion and society
“Church is a place where you get to practice what it means to be human.” HumansMeanChurchPracticeWhat It Means To Be Human Author:James Luther Adams
“I call that church free which enters into the covenant with the ultimate source of existence. It binds together families and generations, protecting against the idolatry of any human claim to absolute truth or authority.” HumansTogetherChurchExistenceGenerationsSourceAuthorityUltimateClaimsAbsolutesCovenantIdolatryAbsolute Truth Author:James Luther Adams