“If you're a fan of American roots music, you won't want to miss 'Awake My Soul--The Story of the Sacred Harp.' Filmmakers Matt and Erica Hinton have done a fine job capturing the history, sound and spirit of this unusual but compelling art form that, trust me, you don't have to be religious to appreciate.” IfsWantArtSoulDoneStoriesJobsFormSpiritSoundReligiousFansMissingFineAppreciateRootsSacredMy SoulAwakeFilmmakerUnusualCompellingTrust MeHarps Author:Eric Zorn
“A religious phenomenon will only be recognized as such if it is grasped at its own level, that is to say, if it is studied as something religious. To try to grasp the essence of such phenomenon by means of physiology, psychology, sociology, economics, linguistics, art or any other study is false; it misses the one unique and irreducible element in it - the element of the sacred.” IfsTryingMeanArtReligiousLevelsStudyPsychologyMissingElementsUniqueEconomicsEssenceSacredPhenomenonSociologyLinguisticsPhysiology Author:Mircea Eliade
“What's missing is the testosterone. What's missing is the fury. What's missing is the passionate convicted commitment. And I got a lot of mine from my religious background. So y'all best stop imagining the way Dr. Zorba looked, or some defenseless Hasidic Jew with a little yarmulke on his head, 'cause that ain't here for you.” WayLittlesCausesReligiousMissingMinesCommitmentPassionateJewBackgroundsDrsFuryTestosteroneDefenseless Author:David Lee Roth
“One of the important things about religion is that it is a sphere which is partially protected from selection. Religious creativity occurs when people pull out of the whole selectivity issue. Becoming celibate - obviously you couldn't be less selective that that. Yes, selection is always in the background. But it's not always there in the foreground. If you don't understand that, you're missing a lot.” PeopleIfsImportantWholeReligiousCreativityIssuesMissingBecomingImportant ThingsBackgroundsSpheresProtectedSelectionSelectiveForeground Author:Robert Neelly Bellah
“Israel is a very young country, a cultural melting pot, and unlike the structured life of the Orthodox Jews, I grew up in a non-religious part of society where people were totally open to new experiences on many levels. I learned that when things are missing, you invent them.” PeopleCountryYoungReligiousLevelsMissingGrewGrew UpJewIsraelOrthodoxPotMeltingNew ExperiencesMelting PotNon Religious Author:Noma Bar
“What Paul is clearly saying is that if anyone is worthy of being saved, they will be saved. At that point many Christians get very anxious, saying that absolutely no one is worthy of being saved. The implication of that is that a person can be almost totally good, but miss the message about Jesus, and be sent to hell. What kind of a God would do that? I am not going to stand in the way of anyone whom God wants to save. I am not going to say 'he can't save them.' I am happy for God to save anyone he wants in any way he can. It is possible for someone who does not know Jesus to be saved.” IfsKnowsWayWantKindPersonsDoeGodChristianJesusHeavenReligiousLordHellMissingMessagesStandingSalvationWorthyChristian InspirationalSavedAnxiousImplicationsApostlesGod Within UsGod Is In ControlGod Has A PlanGod Works In Mysterious WaysFavor Of God Author:Dallas Willard
“I wanted to have more songs with religious backgrounds. The Christmas record has strong, traditional hymns, but it also has a song called 'Christmas in Heaven' about missing someone that you love that's passed on, and wondering what's going on up there on Christmas.” WantedSongStrongHeavenReligiousWonderRecordsMissingBackgroundsTraditionalMissing SomeoneHymns Author:Scotty McCreery
“Those young ones who want to try military jihad are facing a triple issue. First of all, they are missing the point when it comes to understanding what there is at stake from a political viewpoint. How come so many of them are going to Syria and so few to Palestine, even though, when it comes to symbolism, Palestine definitively wins.Then, it is essential to understand that it is not a religious matter. Finally, let's not forget about the recruiters behind their screens. Those ones are quite skillful and well-supported financially.” WantTryingFirstsWellsMatterYoungPoliticalWinningUnderstandingReligiousForgetBehindsIssuesMilitaryMissingEssentialsScreensStakesSyriaPalestineSymbolismViewpointsSkillfulJihadPolitical ViewYoung Ones Author:Tariq Ramadan
“One of the peculiar features of philosophical questions is how eager people are to offer solutions that miss the point of the questions. Sometimes these failed solutions are scientific, and sometimes they are religious, and sometimes they are based on what is called plain common sense.” PeopleSometimesReligiousCommonMissingOffersSolutionsPhilosophicalCommon SenseFeaturesPeculiarPhilosophical Questions Book:Plato at the Googleplex: Why Philosophy Won't Go Away Source: Plato at the Googleplex: Why Philosophy Won't Go Away
“Two things have been bothering me for a long time. The first is the tendency of people in general - and that includes Christians - to "relativize" religion. Any religious belief is only "true for," so to speak - true for you or true for me or true for those people on the other side of the world. Second, I've been bothered by how poorly believers understand their own Story. They have bits and pieces, of course, but they're missing enough that they can easily become prey to ideas that sound spiritual, but end up being foolishness in the end.” PeopleWorldLongEnoughChristianSpiritualBeliefSpeakReligiousMissingBelieverBotherFoolishnessBotheredReligious BeliefBits And Pieces Author:Greg Koukl