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 do not see the Christian tradition as exclusively true, or the Bible as the unique and infallible revelation of God. ... It makes no historical sense to say, 'Jesus was killed for the sins of the world.' ... I am one of those Christians who does not believe in the virgin birth, nor in the star of Bethlehem, nor in the journeys of the wisemen, nor in the shepherds coming to the manger, as facts of history.
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 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…
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 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…
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…
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.
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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