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There was, he says, “a vast English literature on demonology [that] taught that Satan reigned in the world’s remote and primitive territories.”
“The ethos we ascribe to the archetype of success in our society does not lead to rewards in the society of God. For this reason, Jesus once said that it would be easier for a camel to squeeze through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the Kingdom of Heaven. Winning in God’s reign looks a whole lot like losing here on earth.”
― Theologizin' Bigger: Homilies on Living Freely and Loving Wholly
― Theologizin' Bigger: Homilies on Living Freely and Loving Wholly
“The closer you get to the centers of power, the more attractive Caesar’s gospel sounds to you. It does not require a conscious decision. A passive acceptance of the status quo will suffice. Before you know it, you’ve become a chaplain to an empire.”
― Theologizin' Bigger: Homilies on Living Freely and Loving Wholly
― Theologizin' Bigger: Homilies on Living Freely and Loving Wholly
“Gaia visited her daughter Mnemosyne, who was busy being unpronounceable.”
― Mythos - The Greek Myths Retold
― Mythos - The Greek Myths Retold
“We didn’t raise ethical objections when we heard the cries of the Earth and the cries of the poor. Instead, we let our theology conveniently turn our attention to what happened after we died,”
― Life After Doom: Wisdom and Courage for a World Falling Apart
― Life After Doom: Wisdom and Courage for a World Falling Apart
“both hope and hopelessness can have a surprisingly similar appeal. First, both relieve us from the uncertainty of an unknown future. For one, a happy ending is assumed; for the other, a tragic ending is inescapable. Either way, at least we know what’s coming. Second, both promise us a future that asks nothing of us.”
― Life After Doom: Wisdom and Courage for a World Falling Apart
― Life After Doom: Wisdom and Courage for a World Falling Apart
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