“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 and behavior reflect an alternative social vision. Jesus was not talking about how to be good and how to behave within the framework of a domination system. He was a critic of the domination system itself.”
― The God We Never Knew: Beyond Dogmatic Religion to a More Authentic Contemporary Faith
― The God We Never Knew: Beyond Dogmatic Religion to a More Authentic Contemporary Faith
“Christianity's goal is not escape from this world. It loves this world and seeks to change it for the better.”
― Speaking Christian: Why Christian Words Have Lost Their Meaning and Power―And How They Can Be Restored
― Speaking Christian: Why Christian Words Have Lost Their Meaning and Power―And How They Can Be Restored
“The Christian life is not about pleasing God the finger-shaker and judge. It is not about believing now or being good now for the sake of heaven later. It is about entering a relationship in the present that begins to change everything now. Spirituality is about this process: the opening of the heart to the God who is already here.”
― The God We Never Knew: Beyond Dogmatic Religion to a More Authentic Contemporary Faith
― The God We Never Knew: Beyond Dogmatic Religion to a More Authentic Contemporary Faith
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