Bruce G. Epperly > Quotes

“Following Jesus doesn’t mean believing outdated creeds or literal understandings of scripture or turning my back on science. I respect my childhood church. But God is so much bigger. I believe God is alive and as real as my next breath. God wants me to grow and explore new ideas. Now I realize that faith is a journey and not a destination, and God is with me with in all my questions and doubts. God’s love includes everyone, including people who ask questions and have doubts!”
― Bruce G. Epperly, Process Theology: Embracing Adventure with God

“Too often in its history the church confused Christ and Caesar. Jesus became a tool of violence and oppression: the cross became a symbol of conquest, exclusion, and judgment, rather than companionship and healing.”
― Bruce G. Epperly, Process Theology: Embracing Adventure with God

“God meets us in burning bushes and when we ask for God’s name, the Great Mystery responds, “I am what I am becoming.”
― Bruce G. Epperly, Process Theology: Embracing Adventure with God

“A living bible is always open-ended, subject to interpretation, and inspirational in new and creative ways.”
― Bruce G. Epperly, Process Theology: Embracing Adventure with God

“God is source of energy and possibility in each moment of experience and over the course of a lifetime. God supplies the initial aim, or vision, that orients and energizes each moment of experience as it arises. While God is one of many factors that shapes our lives, moment by moment and day by day, God's vision constantly presents us with the most life-supporting and ethically-grounded possibilities, given our particular communal and cultural context. Accordingly, spirituality involves orienting our lives creatively towards God's vision for ourselves and our communities. By definition,”
― Bruce G. Epperly, Process Theology: A Guide for the Perplexed

“God's aim for each occasion of experience is toward intensity and beauty in the moment and in relationship to the foreseeable future.”
― Bruce G. Epperly, Process Theology: A Guide for the Perplexed

“God does not determine everything, but presents a vision of beauty and the energy to achieve it for every moment of experience.”
― Bruce G. Epperly, Process Theology: Embracing Adventure with God

“In contrast, process theology affirms a holistic spirituality that joins silence and action, prayer and picketing, contemplation and political involvement.”
― Bruce G. Epperly, Process Theology: Embracing Adventure with God