The only alternative to tradition is bad tradition

- Jaroslav Pelikan

An agnostic position is one that leaves open the question whether there exists a god or gods, professing to find such a question unanswered or unansw…

- Jaroslav Pelikan

Both Socrates and Jesus were outstanding teachers; both of them urged and practiced great simplicity of life; both were regarded as traitors to the r…

- Jaroslav Pelikan

Tradition is the living faith of the dead. Traditionalism is the dead faith of the living.

- Jaroslav Pelikan

Tradition is the living faith of the dead; traditionalism is the dead faith of the living. Tradition lives in conversation with the past, while remem…

- Jaroslav Pelikan

Regardless of what anyone may personally think or believe about him, Jesus of Nazareth has been the dominant figure in the history of western culture…

- Jaroslav Pelikan

Unlike most readers in Antiquity who read their books aloud, we have developed the convention of reading silently. This lets us read more widely but …

- Jaroslav Pelikan

Tradition is the living faith of dead people to which we must add our chapter while we have the gift of life. Traditionalism is the dead faith of liv…

- Jaroslav Pelikan

Jesus Christ is too important to be left to the theologians.

- Jaroslav Pelikan