“The philosopher is not an apologist; apologetic concern, as Karl Barth (the one living theologian of unquestionable genius) has rightly insisted, is the death of serious theologizing, and I would add, equally of serious work in the philosophy of religion.” PhilosophySeriousGeniusConcernAddPhilosopherTheologianPhilosophy Of ReligionApologeticSerious Work Author:Donald M. MacKinnon
“Some liberation theologians maintain that they are not influenced by Marxist philosophy at all. In this case it is necessary to discern whether they say this for tactical reasons, so as not to be compromised politically or whether they are really convinced that Marxism doesn't influence them in any way. I personally think that it is not possible to evade the influence of Marxism, as we cannot commit ourselves to the revolutionary struggle without drawing support from the conclusions of scientific socialism.” ThinkingWayReasonPhilosophyCasesSupportStruggleInfluenceConvincedDrawingSocialismCommitConclusionLiberationRevolutionaryTheologianMarxismMarxistTactical Author:Ernesto Cardenal
“The quarrels of theologians and philosophers have not been about religion, but about philosophy; and philosophers not unfrequently seem to entertain the same feeling toward theologians that sportsmen cherish toward poachers.” PhilosophyFeelingsSeemsPhilosopherCherishTheologianQuarrelsSportsmanPoachers Book:Collected essays Source: Collected essays
“Like medieval theologians we had a philosophy that explained everything to us in advance, and everything that did not fit could be readily identified as a fraud or a lie or an illusion... The perniciousness of the anti-Communist ideology of the Truman Doctrine arises not from any patent falsehood but from its distortion and simplification of reality, from its universalization and its elevation to the status of a revealed truth.” PhilosophyRealityLyingFitIllusionAriseDoctrineIdeologyCommunistFraudFalsehoodTheologianMedievalDistortionPatentsElevationSimplificationTrumanAnti Communist Author:J. William Fulbright