“The Ancient Romans did not regard acts of genius to emanate from within an individual - but rather saw it as a collaboration between a spirit of creativity and a human being. So it could be that sometimes an individual had that power, that divine inspiration, or other times not. The spirit might have moved on to some other lucky soul.” HumansSoulSometimesInspirationMightSpiritIndividualHuman BeingsCreativitySawsDivineGeniusLuckyRegardMovedAncientCollaborationMoved OnEmanateDivine Inspiration Author:Liz Garbus
“I feel again a spark of that ancient flame.” FeelsInspirationAncientFlamesSparks Book:Virgil Source: Virgil
“Keep to the ancient way and custom of the Church, established and confirmed by so many Saints under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit. And live a new life. Pray, and get others to pray, that God not abandon His Church, but reform it as He pleases, and as He sees best for us, and more to His honor and glory.” WayInspirationSpiritChurchPrayingHonorHolyPleaseGloryAncientSaintReformHoly SpiritAbandonCustomsNew Life Author:Angela Merici
“I let go of the notion that the Bible is a divine product. I learned that it is a human cultural product, the product of two ancient communities, biblical Israel and early Christianity. As such, it contained their understandings and affirmations, not statements coming directly or somewhat directly from God. . . . I realized that whatever "divine revelation" and the "inspiration of the Bible" meant (if they meant anything), they did not mean that the Bible was a divine product with divine authority.” IfsHumansMeanTwoInspirationUnderstandingCommunityChristianityDivineProductsLetting GoAuthorityNotionAncientIsraelI RealizedStatementsRevelationsBiblicalAffirmationDivine Revelation Author:Marcus Borg
“Extremists often derive their inspiration from literal interpretations of texts that should rightly be read not as Associated Press reports from the ancient world, but as theological and literary enterprises requiring independent intellectual assessment.” WorldShouldInspirationIntellectualIndependentPressesAncientEnterpriseReportsInterpretationLiteralExtremistTheologicalAssessmentAncient World Author:Jon Meacham