Religion is much more than language, but to be Christian does mean speaking Christian for most people. The language many of us use has contributed to the crisis in Christianity in North America. Traditional Christian language is becoming less familiar to millions of people. The language is frequently misunderstood by people.
Christianity's goal is not escape from this world. It loves this world and seeks to change it for the better. - Marcus Borg
Christianity's goal is not escape from this world. It loves this world and seeks to change it for the better.
- Marcus Borg
The Bible is a human product: it tells us how our religious ancestors saw things, not how God sees things - Marcus Borg
The Bible is a human product: it tells us how our religious ancestors saw things, not how God sees things
I affirm, along with many others, that the major enduring religions of the world are all valid and legitimate. I see them as the responses to the exp… - Marcus Borg
I affirm, along with many others, that the major enduring religions of the world are all valid and legitimate. I see them as the responses to the exp…
Reality is permeated, indeed flooded, with divine creativity, nourishment, and care. - Marcus Borg
Reality is permeated, indeed flooded, with divine creativity, nourishment, and care.
I would argue that the truth of Easter does not depend on whether there was an empty tomb, or whether anything happened to the body of Jesus. ... I d… - Marcus Borg
I would argue that the truth of Easter does not depend on whether there was an empty tomb, or whether anything happened to the body of Jesus. ... I d…
The point is not that Jesus was a good guy who accepted everybody, and thus we should do the same (though that would be good). Rather, his teachings … - Marcus Borg
The point is not that Jesus was a good guy who accepted everybody, and thus we should do the same (though that would be good). Rather, his teachings …
Imagine that Christianity is about loving God. - Marcus Borg
Imagine that Christianity is about loving God.
One of God's central qualities is compassion, a word that in Hebrew is related to the word for "womb." Not only is compassion a female image suggesti… - Marcus Borg
One of God's central qualities is compassion, a word that in Hebrew is related to the word for "womb." Not only is compassion a female image suggesti…
God loves us already and has from our very beginning. The Christian life is not about believing or doing what we need to believe or do so that we can… - Marcus Borg
God loves us already and has from our very beginning. The Christian life is not about believing or doing what we need to believe or do so that we can…
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