“Ever since the Crusades, when Christians from western Europe were fighting holy wars against Muslims in the near east, western people have often perceived Islam as a violent and intolerant faith - even though when this prejudice took root Islam had a better record of tolerance than Christianity.” PeopleWarChristianFightingChristianityRecordsHolyEuropeRootsPrejudiceIslamWesternEastToleranceViolentCrusadesWestern EuropeHoly War Author:Karen Armstrong
“Christianity is more than history; it is also a system of truths. Every event which its history records, either is a truth, or suggests a truth, or expresses a truth which man needs to assent to or to put into practice.” MenNeedsChristianityPracticeRecordsEvents Author:Noah Porter
“what about Christianity? Are we right in the face of so long a record of its poverty in international achievement, to keep invoking it as a standard, almost synonymous with civilization?” LongFacesChristianityPovertyRecordsCivilizationAchievementStandardsInternational Author:Rose Macaulay
“Here is Christianity. Whence came it? It is a force in the world, a prodigious force. It has revolutionized society. It has lifted man out of himself. It has changed the face of the world. There it lies, imbedded in more than eighteen centuries of human history; and history of no mean sort, the best record of the race.” MenWorldHumansMeanFacesLyingForceRaceChristianityRecordsCenturyChangedHuman HistoryEighteenProdigious Book:Christianity's Challenge: And Some Phases of Christianity Submitted for Candid Consideration Source: Christianity's Challenge: And Some Phases of Christianity Submitted for Candid Consideration
“Where the Bible is esteemed as the inspired and inerrant Word of God, preaching can flourish. But where the Bible is treated merely as a record of valuable religious insight, preaching dies.” ReligionDiesReligiousChristianityRecordsInspiredValuableInsightTreatedWord Of GodPreaching Author:John Piper