Orthodoxy is idolatry if it means holding the 'correct opinions about God' - 'fundamentalism' is the most extreme and salient example of such idolatry - but not if it means holding faith in the right way, that is, not holding it at all but being held by God, in love and service. Theology is idolatry if it means what we say about God instead of letting ourselves be addressed by what God has to say to us. Faith is idolatrous if it is rigidly self-certain but not if it is softened in the waters of 'doubt.
Seek first the Kingdom of God: that is, the first order of business is to transform one's own inner life, not the accumulation of external trappings … - John D. Caputo
Seek first the Kingdom of God: that is, the first order of business is to transform one's own inner life, not the accumulation of external trappings …
- John D. Caputo
It is a confession that we do not have such a prodigious head as is required to answer the question what is happening, that we cannot get on top of w… - John D. Caputo
It is a confession that we do not have such a prodigious head as is required to answer the question what is happening, that we cannot get on top of w…
Orthodoxy is idolatry if it means holding the 'correct opinions about God' - 'fundamentalism' is the most extreme and salient example of such idolatr… - John D. Caputo
Orthodoxy is idolatry if it means holding the 'correct opinions about God' - 'fundamentalism' is the most extreme and salient example of such idolatr…
Deconstruction is not meant to be a soft sighing for the future, but a way of deciding now and being impassioned in a moment. - John D. Caputo
Deconstruction is not meant to be a soft sighing for the future, but a way of deciding now and being impassioned in a moment.
The book is what we have come to expect from Marion: challenging, subtle and nuanced analyses, dassling formulations, . . a provocative and original … - John D. Caputo
The book is what we have come to expect from Marion: challenging, subtle and nuanced analyses, dassling formulations, . . a provocative and original …
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