“We are not going to move this world by criticism of it nor conformity to it, but by the combustion within it of lives ignited by the Spirit of God.” WorldChristianMovingSpiritThis WorldCriticismChristian InspirationalConformitySpirit Of GodCombustion Author:Vance Havner
“I've been in politics long enough to expect criticism and hostility. But I was unprepared for the hatred I get from Christians. Why do Christians hate so much?.” LongEnoughChristianHateChristianityCriticismHatredHostilityUnprepared Author:William J. Clinton
“The Christian test was a willingness to believe in the one Jesus Christ and His Message of salvation. What was demanded was not criticism but credulity. The Church Fathers observed that in the realm of thought only heresy had a history.” BelieveChristianFatherJesusChristChurchAtheismMessagesJesus ChristCriticismTestsSalvationPositive AtheismRealmsWillingnessHeresyCredulityChurch Fathers Book:The Discoverers Source: The Discoverers
“Biblical higher criticism is preserved in the particular enclave of academic Christian scholarship and is thought to be too unfruitful to share with the average pew-sitter, for it raises more questions than the church can adequately answer. So the leaders of the church would protect the simple believers from concepts they were not trained to understand. In this way that ever-widening gap between academic Christians and the average pew-sitter made its first appearance.” WayFirstsMadeChristianReligionChurchSimpleAnswersLeaderShareParticularHigherProtectConceptsCriticismRaisesAverageAppearanceBelieverGapsAcademicBiblicalScholarship Author:John Shelby Spong
“Epic: A Journey Through Church History fills an urgent need for adult Catholics to recover their history as a believing community, debunk false criticisms of their Church, and understand the Christian underpinnings of the modern world. This is a vivid, thorough and engaging program. I heartily recommend it.” WorldNeedsBelieveChristianCommunityChurchJourneyModernAdultsProgramCriticismCatholicEpicEngagingVividModern WorldUrgentThoroughChurch History Author:Charles J. Chaput
“The criticism usually goes only to the religious right. 'Bigots,' 'intolerant,' 'hateful' - those labels get slapped on quickly and usually when we are winning debates and scoring points against liberals.” ChristianWinningReligiousCriticismDebateLabelsHatefulBigotsScoring Points Author:Kay Coles James
“[There is a] depth and urgency of the search of Jewish and Christian women for connection to the Divine, which found expression in more than 1000 years of feminist Bible criticism and religious re-visioning.” YearsChristianReligionFoundWomenReligiousDivineExpressionCriticismConnectionsDepthFeministUrgencyChristian Women Book:The Creation of Feminist Consciousness: From the Middle Ages to Eighteen-seventy Source: The Creation of Feminist Consciousness: From the Middle Ages to Eighteen-seventy