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“A good deal of so-called atheism is itself, from my point of view, theologically significant. It is the working of God in history, and judgement upon the pious. An authentic prophet can be a radical critic of spurious piety, of sham spirituality.”

Spirituality Views Deals Atheism Critics Point Of View Significant Radical Judgement Prophet Piety Pious

Book:The Prophethood of All Believers

Source: The Prophethood of All Believers

“Spirituality authors, who are generally forgiving of most human foibles ... take a hard line on intellectualism.... Skepticism they view with contempt, as the refuge of the unenlightened.”

Humans Hard Spirituality Lines Views Atheism Forgiving Positive Atheism Contempt Skepticism Refuge Intellectualism Foibles

Book:Sleeping with Extra-terrestrials: The Rise of Irrationalism and Perils of Piety

Source: Sleeping with Extra-terrestrials: The Rise of Irrationalism and Perils of Piety

“Others who openly discuss matters of spirituality often ignore the warning signs. They are so in love with each other, enjoy being with each other, and can see themselves making each other happy for the rest of their lives, and they close their eyes to huge differences in their views of spirituality.”

Matter Eye Spirituality Enjoy Differences Views Huge Warning Warning Signs

Book:Things I Wish I'd Known Before We Got Married

Source: Things I Wish I'd Known Before We Got Married

“I don't think religions will merge into a great global faith. But I do believe we're moving toward a global ideology that has a place for religion and recognizes the contributions of the different traditions. Hopefully, it will have an overarching view as to how we can work together for the promotion of human values and spirituality.”

Thinking Believe Humans Different Together Moving Values Spirituality Views Tradition Ideology Hopefully Contribution Working Together Promotion Human Values

Author:Ninian Smart

“Life's splendor forever lies in wait about each one of us in all its fullness, but veiled from view, deep down, invisible, far off. It is there, though, not hostile, not reluctant, not deaf. If you summon it by the right word, by its right name, it will come.”

Ifs Life Lying Spirituality Names Waiting Views Forever Invisible Hostile Deaf Fullness Deep Down Reluctant Splendor Right Words

Book:I am a memory come alive: autobiographical writings

Source: I am a memory come alive: autobiographical writings

“How women view religion's role in society is shaped more by their own country's culture and context than one monolithic view that religion is simply bad for women.”

Soul Country God Culture Spirituality Views Roles

Author:Dalia Mogahed

“To judge from the notions expounded by theologians, one must conclude that God created most men simply with a view to crowding hell.”

Men Religion Spirituality Views Hell Atheism Judging Notion Atheist Hypocrisy Theologian Heaven And Hell Religion God Religious Views

Author:Marquis de Sade

“The indigenous understanding has its basis of spirituality in a recognition of the interconnectedness and interdependence of all living things, a holistic and balanced view of the world. All things are bound together. All things connect. What happens to the Earth happens to the children of the earth. Humankind has not woven the web of life; we are but one thread. Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves.”

“I have a much wider, freer view about spirituality. I feel that people need to pursue it on their own, personally. You know, let it be theirs - a personal relationship with their soul, or their God, or with their church.”

People Knows Needs Feels Soul Spiritual Spirituality Church Views Pursue Personal Relationships

Author:Peter Jurasik

“The Buddhists think that, because we've all had infinite previous lives, we've all been each other's relatives. Therefore all of you, in the Buddhist view, in some previous life ... have been my mother - for which I do apologize for the trouble I caused you.”

Thinking Has Beens Soul God Mother Spirituality Views Trouble Infinite Buddhist Apologizing Previous Life

Author:Robert Thurman

“I think everything we do, on one level or another, as writers, most of our writing is informed by our world view. It's informed by our own understanding of spirituality; things that matter, things that are important to us. I write about things that matter for me.”

Thinking World Writing Important Matter Spirituality Understanding Levels Views Our World Things That Matter World View

Author:Ted Dekker